Tag: Abdominal

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Test Your Knowledge: Angioedema in the Emergency Department

October 24, 2022
EB Medicine

Angioedema is a histamine- or bradykinin-mediated response that can be acquired, hereditary, or idiopathic. Manifestations include…

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Test Your Knowledge: Lead Poisoning in Children

April 22, 2022
EB Medicine

 Millions of children continue to be at risk for lead exposure despite a dramatic decline over…

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Test Your Knowledge: Current Practice and Pitfalls of Select Biomarkers in the Emergency Care of Children 

March 20, 2022
EB Medicine

Specific biomarker levels can help differentiate children who require emergent medical interventions, such as procedures, surgeries,…

What's Your Diagnosis

What’s Your Diagnosis? Current Practice and Pitfalls of Select Biomarkers in the Emergency Care of Children 

March 1, 2022
EB Medicine
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Welcome to this month’s What’s Your Diagnosis Challenge! But before we begin, check to see if…

Clinical Cases

A Rare Cause Of Splenic Rupture

January 21, 2022
Sam Ashoo, MD

Hx: A male in his 30s presents with abdominal pain and vomiting. He relates that he was…

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Test Your Knowledge: Acute Appendicitis in Pediatric Patients

August 3, 2020
EB Medicine

Appendicitis is the most common condition in children requiring emergency abdominal surgery. Delayed or missed diagnosis…

What's Your Diagnosis

What’s Your Diagnosis? 11-year-old boy with acute abdominal pain

August 29, 2019
EB Medicine
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But before we begin, check out if you got last month’s case right, about the 8-year-old…

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Test Your Knowledge Management of Patients With Complications of Bariatric Surgery

August 22, 2019
EB Medicine

As bariatric procedures have become more common, more of these patients present to the emergency department…

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Test Your Knowledge on Assessing Abdominal Pain

July 17, 2019
EB Medicine
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Patients with abdominal pain are common in the ED, but you need a strategy for quickly…