Jul 14, 2016 by drzezo in ONCOLOGYComments Off on Case 31
Case 31 Presentation A 65-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presents to the emergency department with a several-week history of increasing abdominal pain, vomiting, distension, bloating, and worsening…
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Case 30 Presentation A 62-year-old man presents with a recent episode of bright red blood per rectum. He denies any weight loss, anemia, obstructive symptoms, or change in bowel habits….
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Case 29 Presentation An 80-year-old woman presents to your office with a 4-month history of change in bowel habit: dark red blood per rectum following defecation. On several occasions, the…
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Case 28 Presentation A 48-year-old man with no significant past medical history presents with a new-onset right inguinal hernia. Increasing abdominal distention was noted over approximately 1 year. He is…
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Case 26 Presentation A 45-year-old white man presents with a 9-month history of central abdominal pain and an abdominal mass that has increased in size gradually over the past month….
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Case 27 Presentation An 11-year-old girl presents with acute appendicitis. An emergency appendectomy is performed, and an acutely inflamed, thickened, and perforated appendix is found. Macroscopic examination of the inflamed…
Jul 14, 2016 by drzezo in ONCOLOGYComments Off on Case 25
Case 25 Presentation A 62-year-old man presents to the emergency department with diffuse crampy abdominal pain, bloating, nausea, and vomiting, and obstipation for 2 days. His history is notable for…
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Case 24 Presentation A 56-year-old man with no significant past medical history presents to his primary care physician with symptoms of intermittent crampy abdominal pain, nausea, and diarrhea for a…
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Case 22 Presentation A 46-year-old woman with no significant medical history visits her primary physician with vague epigastric pain. She is noted to have a large mass in the upper…
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Case 23 Presentation A 55-year-old male with no significant past medical history is referred with the recent diagnosis of anemia. Physical examination is normal with the exception of stools that…