What's The Take Home?
What's The Take Home?
09/13/2024

Ronald N. Rubin, MD1,2 Series Editor

Ronald N. Rubin, MD1,2 —Series E...
A 42-year-old man presents to the office describing several weeks duration of abdominal pain. The pain is in the upper abdomen, midline, and is "boring" in nature.
09/13/2024
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
09/03/2024

U. George McCann III, BS1 Isabella Amador, BS1 John Ramos Rivas, BS1 Kevin Pierre, MD2 Maher Khazem, MD2 Spaulding Solar, MD2 Andrew McCurry, MD2 Jeffrey Vogel, MD2 Hugh Davis, MD2

U. George McCann III, BS1 • Isabella ...
A 75-year-old man developed sharp left upper quadrant pain immediately following an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and colonoscopy performed for persistent generalized abdominal discomfort.
09/03/2024
photoclinic
photoclinic
08/30/2024

David Farrow, MD1 • Ajit Ramadugu, MD2 • Jordan Burlen, MD2 • Mona Hassan, MD2

David Farrow, MD1 • Ajit Ramadugu, MD...
A 60-year-old woman presented to an outside hospital with hematochezia, hypotension, 4 days of abdominal pain, and shortness of breath.
08/30/2024
photoclinic
photoclinic
04/15/2024

Anna Yoon, OMS IV1 • Yuna Seo, OMS II1 • Joy Zarandy, DO2

Anna Yoon, OMS IV1 • Yuna Seo, OMS II...
A 15-month-old boy was brought to an urgent care center by his father for suspected ingestion of a button battery.
04/15/2024
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
12/17/2023

Ibrahim Farah, MD1 • Marwan Zaarab, MD1 • Juaquito M. Jorge, MD2• Frederick M. Tiesenga, MD3

Ibrahim Farah, MD1 • Marwan Zaarab, M...
A 51-year-old Black man presented to the emergency department (ED) with a 1-month history of abdominal pain, nausea, and non-bloody/non-bilious vomiting, which was associated with difficulty swallowing,...
12/17/2023
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
12/04/2023

Katrina Au, MD1 • Arine Musaelyan, MD1 • Yasir Rajwana, MD1 • Tingliang Shen, MD, PhD2 • Stefan Balan, MD3

Katrina Au, MD1 • Arine Musaelyan, MD...
A 67-year-old man presented to the hospital with progressive shortness of breath for 4 days, which worsened with exertion and was relieved by rest. He also noted one episode of dark vomitus and one episode...
12/04/2023
Case In Point
Case In Point
08/03/2023
A 53-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 2- to 3-week history of worsening upper abdominal and hypogastric abdominal pain with some radiation to his back, which was exacerbated by...
08/03/2023
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
06/09/2023

Nisha R. Patel1 • Veena Bhamre, MD2

Nisha R. Patel1 • Veena Bhamre, MD2 ...
A neonate was born to a 29-year-old gravida 3 para 2 woman at 37 weeks and 3 days. Rupture of membranes occurred 13 hours prior to birth and was initially described as “meconium-stained” by the obstetric...
06/09/2023
Review
Review
05/17/2023

Bensson Samuel, MD, PhD, DBA, CHCQM1 • Carmine Mazzuca, RN2

Bensson Samuel, MD, PhD, DBA, CHCQM1 ...
The gastrointestinal tract is home to microorganisms that exist in close relation with host cells. The microbes in the gut are estimated to comprise 1000 to 1200 bacterial species and at least 100 trillion...
05/17/2023
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
02/07/2023
Two unrelated male neonates were born at term in the same hospital on the same day. Both mothers had prenatal care established in the first trimester, and both pregnancies were uncomplicated.
02/07/2023