Case Presentation: A 56-year-old man with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, polysubstance abuse, and perforated appendicitis presented to the emergency department for one-week right lower quadrant abdominal pain. Of note, two-years prior, the patient had one-day of similar pain associated with nausea and emesis. A computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen and [...]

Case Presentation: A 45-year-old woman with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 7 was admitted to our hospital because of impaired consciousness. On the day of admission, she appeared well and was performing her routine work until approximately 6 pm. At 9 pm, her husband found her lying unresponsive on the bed, and she was [...]

Case Presentation: A 60-year-old man with a history of peptic ulcer disease presented to the emergency room with a two-month history of sharp right lower quadrant abdominal pain that worsened with oral intake, nausea, vomiting, an unintentional 25-pound weight loss, and occasional hematochezia. He denied regular NSAID use, melena, early satiety, heartburn, odynophagia, or dysphagia. [...]

Case Presentation: A 74-year-old gentleman presented with right upper quadrant pain, nausea, fever, and chills for one-week duration. Initial workup showed simple hepatic cyst and subsequently was discharged with oral antibiotics. The patient returned a week later for persistent right upper quadrant pain and high-grade fevers. No prior history of jaundice, weight loss, intravenous drug [...]