Daily Archives: January 29, 2016

Question: A 61-year-old man was referred to our hospital because of constant midabdominal pain. He reported no nausea, vomiting, or bloody stool. During physical examination, there were hyperactive bowel sounds and moderate tenderness in the umbilical … Continue reading →

Question: A 61-year-old man was referred to our hospital because of constant midabdominal pain. He reported no nausea, vomiting, or bloody stool. During physical examination, there were hyperactive bowel sounds and moderate tenderness in the umbilical … Continue reading →

By striving to address the potential gaps in knowledge of a busy pediatric practitioner, Pediatric Nutrition in Practice fills an important niche in the field of pediatric clinical nutrition. As a revised second edition, this reference book concisely e… Continue reading →

By striving to address the potential gaps in knowledge of a busy pediatric practitioner, Pediatric Nutrition in Practice fills an important niche in the field of pediatric clinical nutrition. As a revised second edition, this reference book concisely e… Continue reading →

Question: A 22-year-old African female presented to South African hospital with a 2-month history of epigastric discomfort. Three months prior she had an electric shock from mains electricity causing her to fall onto her abdomen. This caused some epiga… Continue reading →

Question: A 22-year-old African female presented to South African hospital with a 2-month history of epigastric discomfort. Three months prior she had an electric shock from mains electricity causing her to fall onto her abdomen. This caused some epiga… Continue reading →

Question: A 15-year-old female presented with recurrent pallor, fatigue, and hematochezia. The patient had no history of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug use, or peptic ulcer, and no family history of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Notably, she deni… Continue reading →

Question: A 15-year-old female presented with recurrent pallor, fatigue, and hematochezia. The patient had no history of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug use, or peptic ulcer, and no family history of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Notably, she deni… Continue reading →

Question: An 84-year-old woman presented to the endoscopy department for elective esophagogastroduodenoscopy owing to vague upper abdominal complaints. After passage through the pylorus, the distal duodenal bulb revealed a second lumen arising from the… Continue reading →

Question: An 84-year-old woman presented to the endoscopy department for elective esophagogastroduodenoscopy owing to vague upper abdominal complaints. After passage through the pylorus, the distal duodenal bulb revealed a second lumen arising from the… Continue reading →