A 12-year-old male was transferred from an outside facility to our hospital with a suspected diagnosis of ruptured appendicitis. Prior to transport, he received broad-spectrum IV antibiotics and IV ...

Since January, my goal with this column has been to educate the public on paradigm-shifting information related to musculoskeletal pain. This past month, however, I was provided the first-hand ...

A 33-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department with a rapid onset of left flank pain. On examination, he had a temperature of 38.2°C and tenderness in the left lower quadrant with muscle ...

An abdominal mass is an abnormal growth that occurs in the abdomen. An abdominal mass causes visible swelling and may change the shape of the abdomen. A person with an abdominal mass may notice weight ...

The presence of an abdominal murmur has been most extensively studied in hypertension secondary to stenosis of the renal artery. Murmurs are frequently present in such cases, but their diagnostic ...

Each month, The Clinical Advisor makes one new clinical feature available ahead of print. Don’t forget to take the poll. The results will be published in the next month’s issue. Acute abdominal pain ...