Chapter 66 3-Year-Old Female with a 12-Hour Onset of Abdominal Pain, Vomiting, and Fever of 38.5°C (Case 47) Ruth D. Mayforth, MD, PhD Differential Diagnosis Appendicitis Intussusception Mesenteric lymphadenitis Gastroenteritis…
Chapter 65 Vomiting in an Infant (Case 46) Celeste M. Hollands, MD Differential Diagnosis Esophageal atresia Midgut volvulus Pyloric stenosis Bowel atresias Gastroesophageal reflux disease Speaking Intelligently I am…
Chapter 62 Persistent Jaundice in a 1-Month-Old Infant (Case 43) David A. Rogers, MD, MHPE Differential Diagnosis Biliary atresia Biliary hypoplasia Choledochal cysts Inspissated bile syndrome Speaking Intelligently I am…
Professor’s Pearls: Trauma Section Review Consider the following clinical problems and questions posed. Then refer to the professor’s discussion of these issues. 1) An 18-year-old male sustains a stab wound…
Chapter 54 Blunt Abdominal Trauma (Case 37) Kevin M. Bradley, MD, Carlos R. Medina, MD Case: A 62-year-old male presents with suspected blunt abdominal trauma resulting from a motor vehicle…
Chapter 53 Penetrating Abdominal Injury (Case 36) Mark J. Seamon, MD, Brian P. Smith, MD Case: A 51-year-old male sustains a gunshot wound to the LUQ of the abdomen. Differential…
Chapter 49 Head Trauma (Case 32) Michael W. Weaver, MD, Darric E. Baty, MD Case: A 28-year-old male presents to the ED after a motor vehicle accident. He was an…
Professor’s Pearls: Postoperative Care Section Review Consider the following clinical problems and questions posed. Then refer to the professor’s discussion of these issues. 1) A 65-year-old male underwent a left…
Chapter 42 Chest Pain (Case 27) Peter F. Lalor, MD Postoperative context: A 67-year-old man develops chest pain on postoperative day 2 after a sigmoid colectomy for diverticulitis. Differential Diagnosis…
Chapter 15 Groin Mass in a 68-Year-Old Male (Case 5) Ryan S. Hoffman, MD, Jonathan Gefen, MD Differential Diagnosis Speaking Intelligently When I see a patient with a groin mass,…
