ACUTE AORTIC PATHOLOGY JAHAN MOHEBALI & VIRENDRA I. PATEL CASE SCENARIO A 65-year-old male with a past medical history notable for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and a 40 pack-year smoking history complicated…

SMALL-BOWEL OBSTRUCTION STEPHEN R. ODOM CASE SCENARIO A 62-year-old woman with worsening mid-abdominal pain, bloating, obstipation, nausea, and bilious vomiting presents to the emergency department. Her past surgical history is…

INTRA-ABDOMINAL HEMORRHAGE STEPHEN R. ODOM CASE SCENARIO A 19-year-old helmeted motorcyclist is brought to the emergency department by ambulance after a crash at approximately 55 miles per hour. He is…

COLITIS HIROKO KUNITAKE & MARY R. KWAAN CASE SCENARIO A 75-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease, hypertension, and diabetes, who underwent a hip replacement 2 weeks ago,…

PERFORATED HOLLOW VISCUS HEIDI REICH, DAISY CHOU, & NICOLAS MELO CASE SCENARIO An 80-year-old woman with hypertension presents to the emergency department with the sudden onset of severe abdominal pain….

DIVERTICULITIS VITALIY POYLIN CASE SCENARIO A 47-year-old man presents to the emergency room with 3 days of abdominal pain. The pain is localized in the left lower quadrant and suprapubic…

LARGE-BOWEL OBSTRUCTION STEPHEN GONDEK & KATHRYN L. BUTLER CASE SCENARIO An 84-year-old woman with a history of Parkinson’s disease presents to the emergency department with mental status changes and progressive…

HERNIAS ALEXANDER T. HAWKINS & DAVID W. RATTNER CASE SCENARIO A 74-year-old man presents to the emergency department with nausea, vomiting, and altered mental status. His wife states that he…

DIAPHRAGMATIC INJURY DAVID R. KING, ALI Y. MEJADDAM, ANDREAS V. LARENTZAKIS, & LAURA L. AVERY CASE SCENARIO A 22-year-old man was brought to the emergency department (ED) after a motor…

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS DAISY CHOU, HEIDI REICH, & NICOLAS MELO CASE SCENARIOS Case 1 A 45-year-old obese woman presents to the emergency department with a 1-day history of constant right-sided abdominal…