Un hombre de 65 años presentó dolor torácico y abdominal durante tres semanas. Admitió falta de apetito y una pérdida de peso de 16 kilogramos en el último mes. Negó fiebre, vómitos, diarrea y heces alquitranadas y describió tener sus deposiciones habituales. Vitales: BP 1...
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A heavy alcohol drinker, who is well known to your Emergency Department, presents with altered mental status, except that he looks different this time. He looks really bad, stating that he has been vomiting blood. He is hypotensive. He then vomits a copious amount of blood ...
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Un hombre de 54 años con antecedentes de aleteo auricular y trastorno por consumo de alcohol presenta una herida umbilical que lo molesta desde hace aproximadamente seis meses. No hay antecedentes de traumatismo, infección previa o cirugía umbilical. Hay un dolor leve inter...
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A 102-year-old female presents with intermittent epigastric abdominal pain for the last two days. Episodes have no relieving or exacerbating factors. The pain originates in the epigastrium and radiates diffusely to the abdomen and back, resolving on its own within minutes o...
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An 18-year-old male with no significant past medical history presents with diffuse abdominal pain and multiple episodes of non-bloody, non-bilious vomiting for three days. The patient was seen yesterday at another facility and states he was diagnosed with gastritis and disc...
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A 2-year-old boy with a past medical history of Hirschsprung disease presents to the emergency department (ED) with vomiting, abdominal distension, and inability to tolerate PO for one day. His parents had been instructed by their pediatric surgeon to perform rectal irrigat...
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You’re seeing a patient returning to the ED after a recent diagnostic paracentesis. The patient is complaining of persistent peritoneal fluid leakage. They’ve tried putting pressure with no success. You tried applying a medical adhesive glue and noticed it was unsuccessful,...
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Read this tutorial on the use of point of care ultrasonography (POCUS) for pediatric intussusception. Then test your skills on the ALiEMU course page to receive your PEM POCUS badge worth 2 hours of ALiEMU course credit. Take the ALiEMU PEM POCUS: Intussusception Quiz -...
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¡Bienvenidos al Módulo de Gastroenterología AIR! Después de revisar cuidadosamente todas las publicaciones relevantes de los 50 sitios principales del Índice de redes sociales, el equipo de ALiEM AIR se enorgullece de presentar contenido en línea de la más alta calidad rel...
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