Case Presentation: A 29-year-old woman with a past medical history of mild intermittent asthma treated with albuterol and morbid obesity status post gastric sleeve surgery presented to the emergency department with sharp epigastric pain of two days duration. The patient was initially seen at an urgent care center and empirically treated for gastritis with omeprazole, [...]

Case Presentation: A 80-year-old female with a past medical history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension and coronary artery disease status post stenting 4 years ago presented with coffee ground emesis, epigastric pain, dysphagia and melena. On examination, her vital signs showed a heart rate of 92 beats/minute and blood pressure of 89/55 mm Hg. Her abdomen [...]