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  • Case of the Week - Case # 91

    48-year-old male presents with severe upper abdominal pain that was sudden in onset. The patient has no PMH although he relates a history of heavy ETOH abuse. His vitals reveal a stable BP but the patient's heart rate is in the 130's. His abdominal exam reveals exquisite tenderness with guarding...
    Posted to Cases (Weblog) by Rob on 09-02-2008

  • June 2008: Diagnosis at a Glance

    65 yo female with painless jaundice. You perform a focused ultrasound and note the following... Try the Diagnosis at a Glance
    Posted to Diagnosis at a Glance (Weblog) by Rob on 06-15-2008

  • Case of the Week - Case # 79

    33-year-old male presents with RUQ abdominal pain of 36 hours duration. His vital signs are stable and he was afebrile. He was non-icteric and his exam is unremarkable except for moderate RUQ tenderness. You perform an ultrasound and note the following... Take the Case
    Posted to Cases (Weblog) by Rob on 06-09-2008

  • April 2008: Diagnosis at a Glance

    64 yo ill-appearing male presents with undifferentiated abdominal pain. You note the following during your scan of the patient’s liver... Try the Diagnosis At A Glance
    Posted to Diagnosis at a Glance (Weblog) by Rob on 04-20-2008

  • Case of the Week - Case # 50

    36-year-old male with hx of HIV presents with RUQ abdominal pain and jaundice. His vital signs are stable. His physical exam reveals the presence of scleral icterus and RUQ abdominal tenderness without rebound. His labs reveal elevated liver transaminases, alkaline phosphatase, and total bilirubin. You...
    Posted to Cases (Weblog) by Rob on 11-09-2007

  • Case of the Week - Case # 36

    A 26-year-old male presents with RUQ pain and jaundice. He denies hepatitis risk factors. He appears comfortable on the cart and states that the pain is "never bad". His vitals are stable and on exam the patient is icteric. His abdominal exam reveals no organomegaly and he has mild midepigastric...
    Posted to Cases (Weblog) by Rob on 07-19-2007

  • Case of the Week - Case # 32

    A 62 year old male presents with upper abdominal pain of one hour duration. The pain began while the patient was having breakfast. He has never experienced a similar pain in the past. The patient denies any PMH but admits that he hasn’t seen a doctor in years. He admits to feeling nauseated and sweaty...
    Posted to Cases (Weblog) by Rob on 06-20-2007

  • Case of the Week - Case # 21

    45 year-old male who is visiting from out of town presents with severe midepigastric and right upper quadrant abdominal pain. The patient has a PMH of alcohol abuse, hepatitis B and chronic pancreatitis. He tells you that his surgeon has mentioned in the past “my gallbladder isn’t right.” You perform...
    Posted to Cases (Weblog) by Rob on 04-04-2007
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