Alessandro Mangili
Alessandro Mangili
The pathophysiology of esophageal and gastric disorders is complicated and broad and includes iatrogenic, structural, inflammatory, neuromuscular, neoplastic, and infectious causes. Symptoms can be nonspecific and are often initially attrib...
Resa E Lewiss,Daniel J Egan,Ashley Shreves
Resa E Lewiss
Patients with nonspecific abdominal pain can have any one of many disease processes. The physical examination may not reveal clear abnormalities, making the diagnosis more difficult. Vascular abdominal emergencies are not common but, when p...
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Ritu Kumar,Angela M Mills
Ritu Kumar
Gastrointestinal bleeding is a common complaint encountered in the emergency department and frequent cause of hospitalization. Important diagnostic factors that increase morbidity and mortality include advanced age, serious comorbid conditi...
Leila Getto,Eli Zeserson,Michael Breyer
Leila Getto
Diseases that cause vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, and gastroenteritis are major problems for populations worldwide. Patients, particularly infants, elderly, and immunocompromised individuals, may present at any point in a wide spectrum ...
J Matthew Fields,Anthony J Dean
J Matthew Fields
A variety of systemic and extra-abdominal diseases can cause symptoms within the abdominal cavity. Systemic and extra-abdominal diseases may include abdominal symptoms caused by several mechanisms. This article discusses the most important ...
Nova L Panebianco,Katherine Jahnes,Angela M Mills
Nova L Panebianco
When discussing which laboratory tests or imaging to order in the setting of acute abdominal pain, it is practical to organize information by disease process (eg, acute appendicitis, cholecystitis). Because studies on the accuracy of diagno...
Robert McNamara,Anthony J Dean
Robert McNamara
Evaluation of the emergency department patient with acute abdominal pain may be challenging. Many factors can obscure the clinical findings leading to incorrect diagnosis and subsequent adverse outcomes. Clinicians must consider multiple di...
Angela M Mills,Anthony J Dean
Angela M Mills
Amal Mattu
Amal Mattu
Oliver L Hung,Richard D Shih
Oliver L Hung
During the past decade several new antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) have become available, including new formulations of some of the older medications. Understanding the pharmacokinetics of the new AEDs is important because they are primarily use...