Daily Archives: January 31, 2017

Question: A 49-year-old Caucasian woman presents with complaints of fatigue and dysphagia for 3 months and nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea for 3 weeks. Her dysphagia is mostly to solids and not accompanied with odynophagia. Her abdominal pain is l… Continue reading →

Question: A 49-year-old Caucasian woman presents with complaints of fatigue and dysphagia for 3 months and nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea for 3 weeks. Her dysphagia is mostly to solids and not accompanied with odynophagia. Her abdominal pain is l… Continue reading →

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is projected to be the most common cause of end-stage liver disease requiring transplantation by 2025.1 The principal cause of death, however, is cardiovascular disease. In a recent meta-analysis, NAFLD—as dia… Continue reading →

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is projected to be the most common cause of end-stage liver disease requiring transplantation by 2025.1 The principal cause of death, however, is cardiovascular disease. In a recent meta-analysis, NAFLD—as dia… Continue reading →

Question: A 53-year-old woman with history of colon polyps came in for a routine surveillance colonoscopy. She had no GI symptoms and preprocedure vital signs were stable. The examination was complete up to the cecum with an excellent preparation. The … Continue reading →

Question: A 53-year-old woman with history of colon polyps came in for a routine surveillance colonoscopy. She had no GI symptoms and preprocedure vital signs were stable. The examination was complete up to the cecum with an excellent preparation. The … Continue reading →

Question: A 63-year-old man presented for management of his morbid obesity. The history goes back to September 2005 when the patient presented with a body mass index (BMI) of 40 kg/m2 (123 kilograms to 175 cm). An adjustable gastric band (AGB) was pl… Continue reading →

Question: A 63-year-old man presented for management of his morbid obesity. The history goes back to September 2005 when the patient presented with a body mass index (BMI) of 40 kg/m2 (123 kilograms to 175 cm). An adjustable gastric band (AGB) was pl… Continue reading →

Question: A 27-year-old man with a past medical history notable for asthma, food allergies, and congenital pectus excavatum presented with worsening dysphagia. He reported a 5-year history of intermittent solid food dysphagia but denied any history of … Continue reading →

Question: A 27-year-old man with a past medical history notable for asthma, food allergies, and congenital pectus excavatum presented with worsening dysphagia. He reported a 5-year history of intermittent solid food dysphagia but denied any history of … Continue reading →