Gastroenterology
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Diffuse Abdominal Pain and Pleural Effusion
A 67-year-old woman without a significant medical history presents to the ED with diffuse abdominal pain. Abdominal radiographs were obtained.
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CD123 differentiates acute GVHD from infections, drug reactions
Major finding: Among 38 colonic endoscopy samples from patients with acute GVHD, 25 (66%) were positive on CD123 staining.
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A Moment on Your Lips...
A 61-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and depression presents to the ED complaining of severe...
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Augmentin implicated in drug-induced liver injury
Major finding: Drug-induced liver injury has an incidence of 19.1 per 100,000 persons, with the incidence per outpatient users of amoxicillin-...
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High mortality seen in acute-on-chronic liver failure
Major finding: Acute-on-chronic liver failure syndrome can be divided into three classes and is distinct from acute decompensation of chronic...
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Consider steroids in anti-TNF liver injury
Major finding: Peak ALT levels ranged from 140 to 2,250 U/L among patients with liver injury secondary to tumor necrosis factor–alpha antagonists....
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Antibiotics after damage control laparotomy up infection risk
Major finding: Patients who were given antibiotics after trauma laparotomies are six times more likely to develop an intra-abdominal infection...
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Norovirus now top cause of acute gastroenteritis in young U.S. children
Major Finding: By the time U.S.
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Restrictive transfusion strategy superior for severe acute GI bleeding
Major Finding: Mortality from any cause at 45 days was significantly lower in the restrictive-strategy group (5%) than in the liberal-strategy...
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Abdominal Pain in a Preschooler
A 3-year-old boy without a significant medical history presents to the emergency department with abdominal pain. Abdominal radiographs and an...
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Acetaminophen Liver Failure Least Likely to Get Transplant
Major Finding: A total of 43% in the study had an acetaminophen etiology for acute liver failure, but only 26% of all patients listed for...