Abdominal Key

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….

Liver Disease: Portal Hypertension Jeffrey L. Kaufman Henry Norman is a 60-year-old man who goes to the emergency department because of intermittent vomiting of bright red blood over the previous…

Cholelithiasis and Acute Cholecystitis Viriato M. Fiallo Consuelo Rodriguez is a 40-year-old woman with right upper quadrant pain that started 2 months ago. The pain is precipitated by fatty meals;…

Anorectal Disease Kelli M. Bullard Daniel A. Saltzman Todd M. Tuttle Lucas Boyd is a 47-year-old man who seeks medical attention for a 10-day complaint of progressive rectal pain, perianal…

Cancer of the Colon and Rectum Lee D. Gorden Todd M. Tuttle Isaac Jones is a previously healthy 66-year-old man who arrives at the emergency department with a complaint of…