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A 27-year-old man presents with a 3-month history of heartburn and epigastric discomfort. His symptoms are exaggerated after meals, especially if he eats spicy food. He takes no medications, doesn’t smoke or drink alcohol. He exercises regularly and has an active lifestyle. On physical examination, he has slight epigastric tenderness. His routine lab tests are … Read more
A 39-year-old man presents to the ER by his wife. They were watching TV when she noticed that her husband was confused and stumbling. He is not usually at home at this time but he did not feel good all day. He used to drink every night with his friends at the bar but he … Read more
A 23-year-old woman presents to the emergency room with severe lower right abdominal pain for the last six hours. She had intermittent lower abdominal pain for three days but never been severe like this time. Her last menstrual period was three months ago and before that she had regular 28-day periods. On physical examination, her … Read more
Q- A 37-year-old previously healthy man is brought to the emergency room for dizziness, chest pain and A palpitations. Cardiac chemistry panel is normal. ECG shows a sloping upstroke of the QRS complex. What is the treatment of choice of this condition? A- Atropine B- Digoxin C- Metoprolol D- Procainamide E- Verapamil Answer: According to … Read more
A 16 year old woman is brought to the emergency room by her mother following a seizure. She is 30 week pregnant with twins. Her mother told you that her daughter was eating lunch and when she stood up she fell on the floor and started shaking. She never had any seizures before. During last … Read more
Q- Achalasia is a motility disorder of the esophagus characterized by impaired relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter. Which of the following is the most likely etiology of this condition? A- Adenocarcinoma of the lower esophagus B- Degeneration of the inhibitory neurons of the myenteric plexus C- Obstruction caused by Schatzki rings D- Prolonged intubation … Read more