Daily Archives: July 28, 2015

Question: A 64-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with 24 hours of progressive, sharp, lower abdominal pain accompanied by abdominal distention. Over the prior 2 months, the patient described mild, intermittent abdominal pain along wi… Continue reading →

Question: A 64-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with 24 hours of progressive, sharp, lower abdominal pain accompanied by abdominal distention. Over the prior 2 months, the patient described mild, intermittent abdominal pain along wi… Continue reading →

Question: A 68-year-old woman with a past medical history of asthma and vulvar lichen planus is referred to us for symptoms of dysphagia. Her dysphagia is to solids only. Symptoms started 1 year before presentation and have been progressive in nature. … Continue reading →

Question: A 68-year-old woman with a past medical history of asthma and vulvar lichen planus is referred to us for symptoms of dysphagia. Her dysphagia is to solids only. Symptoms started 1 year before presentation and have been progressive in nature. … Continue reading →

Question: A 30-year-old woman presented with abdominal pain and distension for 1 month. There were several episodes of vomiting over the last 2 weeks. There was history of open cholecystectomy for gallstone disease 3 years back. There was no other sign… Continue reading →

Question: A 30-year-old woman presented with abdominal pain and distension for 1 month. There were several episodes of vomiting over the last 2 weeks. There was history of open cholecystectomy for gallstone disease 3 years back. There was no other sign… Continue reading →

Question: A 64-year-old man presented with syncope. He had been diagnosed with a multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage D 2 months before admission. Continue reading →

Question: A 64-year-old man presented with syncope. He had been diagnosed with a multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage D 2 months before admission. Continue reading →

Question: A 20-year-old woman presented with a 1-month history of epigastric pain. She denied melena, fever, or weight loss. Her medical history was remarkable for a Crohn’s disease, first manifested during childhood age and treated medically (immuno… Continue reading →

Question: A 20-year-old woman presented with a 1-month history of epigastric pain. She denied melena, fever, or weight loss. Her medical history was remarkable for a Crohn’s disease, first manifested during childhood age and treated medically (immuno… Continue reading →