Enteropathogens in Returning Travelers
Chronic gastrointestinal illness sometimes develops after international travel. The latest review article in our Current Concepts series covers the diagnosis of the major enteropathogens and provides...
View ArticleNew Interactive Medical Case, Now with MOC Points!
A 41-year-old man presents with excruciating abdominal pain that was sudden in onset, originated in his right lower quadrant, and radiated to his right groin and flank. The latest Interactive Medical...
View ArticleUnusual Case of Abdominal Pain
In our latest Clinical Problem-Solving article, a 41-year-old man presented to the ED with abdominal pain. The pain was excruciating and sudden in onset, originating in his right lower quadrant and...
View Article39-Year-Old Man with Night Sweats and Abdominal Pain
In the latest Case Record of the Massachusetts General Hospital, a 39-year-old man with a history of psoriasis was admitted to the hospital because of night sweats and abdominal pain. Imaging studies...
View ArticleUnfolding the Diagnosis
In our latest Clinical Problem-Solving article, a previously healthy, 25-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss. Fever, chills, and...
View ArticleAgainst the Grain
In the latest Clinical Problem-Solving article, a 42-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease presented to the emergency department with left-upper-quadrant abdominal pain that radiated...
View ArticleAbdominal Pain, Syncope, and Hypotension
In the latest Case Record of the Massachusetts General Hospital, a 25-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of abdominal pain, syncope, and hypotension that occurred while he was lifting...
View ArticleAbdominal Pain, Dyspnea, and Diplopia
Peripheral causes of acute generalized weakness include motor neuronopathies, acute acquired polyneuropathies, myopathies, and presynaptic and postsynaptic neuromuscular-transmission disorders....
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A 43-year-old man with a 6-week history of abdominal pain and diarrhea. The pain was initially epigastric and occurred after eating but then became more constant and diffuse. The patient rated the...
View ArticleNew Interactive Medical Case: “Dissecting a Case of Abdominal Pain”
A 43-year-old man with no notable medical history presented to the emergency department within 1 hour after the abrupt onset of abdominal pain. The patient stated that he had been dressing for work...
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