Inflammatory bowel disease has evolved into a global disease in the 21st century. In a recent systematic review, researchers evaluated the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in different regions of the...
Luis L. Perez, DO; Karen Sheehan, MD; and Shawn Warner, MS-III
Luis L. Perez, DO; Karen Sheehan, MD;...
A 78-year-old man was referred to a general surgeon’s office with concern for rectal bleeding and symptomatic external hemorrhoids of 2 months’ duration.
Nandini N. Patel, BS; Rei Kola, MS; Xuefeng Zhang, MD; Robert Bales, MD, MPH, FAAFP
A 66-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with mid and left upper quadrant abdominal pain and shortness of breath. The patient had been complaining of coughing and increased shortness of...
A 61-year-old Caucasian male with a past medical history of diabetes mellitus type 2, hyperlipidemia, obstructive sleep apnea, and poor dentition, presented to the emergency room with fevers, malaise, and...
GENTIANA BAKAJ, MD East Carolina University/Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville, NC
MAHFUZUL HAQUE, MD, FRACP Duke University
GENTIANA BAKAJ, MD
East Carolina Univ...
An 82-year-old African American woman presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain of 5 days’ duration; the pain was aggravated by movement and relieved somewhat by sitting down.