Surgery for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder Pasquale Ferraro André Duranceau Jerry Robinson, a retired 52-year-old postal worker, goes to his local hospital’s emergency department for shortness of breath. Mr. Robinson…
Lung Cancer Pasquale Ferraro André Duranceau Derek Ferguson is a 59-year-old auto mechanic who is admitted to the hospital with a fever, persistent cough, and blood-streaked sputum. He was treated…
Valvular Heart Disease James S. Gammie Aortic Stenosis Stanley Osis is a 75-year-old man with no significant medical history. While mowing his lawn, he suffers a brief syncopal event. He…
Coronary Artery Disease Cornelius Dyke Mr. Sternbergh is a 62-year-old salesman who presents to the emergency room with chest pain that began 2 hours earlier. He has had occasional episodes…
Adrenal Tumors Ronald Merrell Ms. Lucas is a 78-year-old African American woman. She is a retired university professor who had an episode of ureterolithiasis several months ago for the first…
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Jerry Holleman Mark Anderson is a 65-year-old retired Army officer who was in good health until 2 years ago, when a routine physical examination revealed a pulsatile,…
Carotid Artery Disease Gregory K. Albaugh Mark M. Levy Mr. Wilson was referred after his primary care physician detected a bruit in his left neck on routine physical examination. He…
Inguinal Hernias Mohammad K. Jamal Eric J. DeMaria Mr. Jones is a 72-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with complaints of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and poor appetite…
Pancreas Cancer Todd M. Tuttle Mr. Brown is a 59-year-old man whose barber noticed that his skin was yellow. Mr. Brown has also noticed a 10-pound weight loss, dark urine,…
Pancreatitis Jeannie F. Savas Anne Ryan is a 29-year-old woman who visits the emergency department with severe epigastric abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting during the previous 2 to 3 days….
