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Gastroenterology

Update on State-of-the-Art Imaging and Stool Tests for IBD in the ED

10/10/2022 Samuel J. S. Rubin, PhD , William W. Dixon, MD
For patients with IBD flare, maintain a broad differential diagnosis, promptly initiate appropriate workup for earlier intervention and better outcomes, obtain stool samples as early as feasible for l
Gastroenterology

Bouveret Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Gastric Outlet Obstruction

2/12/2022 Collin Stinogel, DO
Gallstone-induced ileus is a rare complication of cholelithiasis. Gastric outlet obstruction caused by a gallstone is even rarer. If a patient presents to you with Bouveret syndrome, will you know how
Critical Care , Gastroenterology

Balloon Tamponade to Stabilize Life-Threatening Rectal Bleeding

2/12/2022 Matthew Welles, MD , Robert Nocito, MD , Peter Viccellio, MD, FACEP , Scott Weingart, MD, FACEP, FCCM
Balloon tamponade devices specifically designed for upper GI bleeding are well-established as a temporizing measure in life-threatening upper gastrointestinal bleeding, but rarely have been used for l
Gastroenterology

Torsion of the What? Epiploic Appendagitis as a Rare Cause of Abdominal Pain

4/8/2021 Ulyana Kachmar, DO , Jordan Miller, DO , Nicholas Jouriles, MD, FACEP
More than 7% of patients presenting to the ED with symptoms clinically consistent with sigmoid diverticulitis are found to have primary epiploic appendagitis.
Gastroenterology

Amyand's Hernia: A Rare Cause of Acute Inguinal Pain

2/4/2021 Amanda A. Baker, DO
Abdominal hernias are not uncommon, but one type can lead to unusual presentations. Find out more about Amyand's hernia, named after the French surgeon who was surprised by an appendix wrapped in an i
Gastroenterology

Hooked on Colonics: Colon Cleansing Gone Wrong

4/22/2020 Darren Cuthbert, MD, MPH , David Christopher Cuthbert, MD , Joshua Bucher, MD
Retained foreign bodies are not uncommon in emergency medicine, but this case presented unusual circumstances as the patient had consulted a Reiki master for a regimen of colon cleansing.
Toxicology , Pediatric EM , Gastroenterology

Gastric Perforation after Liquid Nitrogen Ingestion: A Scream after Ice Cream

2/11/2020 Natasha Brown, MD , Carlos Dos Santos , Fiona Azbuike, MD
Sweet! Cool! Oh ... The popular food or drink enhancement tactic of adding liquid nitrogen can have alarming effects - possibly fatal.
Gastroenterology , Urology

Case Report: Synchronous Obstructive Ureterolithiasis and Acute Diverticulitis

8/19/2018 Brunilda Prifti, MD , Chadd E Nesbit, MD, PhD
Abdominal pain is not an uncommon presentation - but in this case it revealed an unusual diagnosis.
Geriatrics , Gastroenterology

Approach to Abdominal Pain in the Geriatric Patient

2/2/2017 Katren Tyler, MD , Justine M. Nagurney, MD , Christopher Carpenter, MD, MSc
Approach to Abdominal Pain in the Geriatric Patient You are working in the emergency department on a pleasant Sunday afternoon when the paramedics wheel in an 85-year-old gentleman who has been havin
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Clinical , Gastroenterology

Helicobacter pylori: Underappreciated and Underdiagnosed

8/3/2015 W. Tyler Winders, MD
Helicobacter pylori: Underappreciated and Underdiagnosed In 1984, Dr. Barry Marshall, an Australian physician, ingested a petri dish known to contain Helicobacter pylori in an attempt to help prove h

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NBME Shelf Review Part 7

EM Clerkship 11/11/2018

Bowel Perforation and Bowel Volvulus

EM Clerkship 06/30/2019

Appendicitis and Diverticulitis

EM Clerkship 06/02/2019

Abdominal Pain PBL (Part 2)

EM Clerkship 05/26/2019
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