Case Presentation: A previously healthy 42 year-old man was admitted with acute abdominal pain. He described onset of periumbilical pain on the morning of admission, resolving after an episode of non-bloody, non-bilious emesis. Later that day, he developed a severe, sharp, constant and non-radiating left lower quadrant pain associated with emesis. He denied fevers, chills, [...]

Case Presentation: 62-year-old male presenting to the hospital for left sided abdominal pain. His past medical history is significant for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requiring six liters of oxygen via nasal cannula daily, hypertension and hyperlipidemia. He states that he had a cough attack and then proceeded to have sudden onset of severe left [...]

Case Presentation: A 64-year-old woman with a history of heart failure (HF) and end stage renal disease on dialysis presented with three days of abdominal pain. She was lethargic, hypothermic to 34.5 C, with jugular venous pulsations (JVP) to the earlobe, a systolic murmur at the left sternal border, and right upper quadrant tenderness. Laboratory [...]

Case Presentation: A 56 year-old woman with past medical history of gastritis and past surgical history of appendectomy and C-section presented with a six-month history of intermittent abdominal discomfort, non-bloody diarrhea, nausea and bloating that was significantly worsening during the week prior to admission. In a span of six months, the patient was noted to [...]