Daily Archives: December 21, 2015

Question: A 55-year-old African American man with a medical history of chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic mass, alcohol abuse, hypertriglyceridemia, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and essential hypertension presented to the emergency department with se… Continue reading →

Question: A 55-year-old African American man with a medical history of chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic mass, alcohol abuse, hypertriglyceridemia, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and essential hypertension presented to the emergency department with se… Continue reading →

Question: A 72-year-old man with a history of hypertension presented with 5 days of vomiting, persistent hiccups, and early satiety. He also complained of constipation and periumbilical pain. Abdominal examination revealed abdominal distension and mild… Continue reading →

We read with interest a recent study by Berry K, et al1 about the comparison of liver transplant (LT) related survival benefit in patients with vs. without hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).1 Continue reading →

In the conclusion to their randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial investigating the effect of amitriptyline and escitalopram in functional dyspepsia (FD), Talley et al1 report that “amitriptyline appeared beneficial in FD”. In the edit… Continue reading →