Ep 129: A 68-Year-Old with Lower Abdominal Pa...

This episode reviews the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis.Read more on this topic in Harrison's.Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 22nd Edition 

This episode talks about tuberculosis screening and PPD interpretation.Read more on this topic in Harrison's.Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 22nd Edition 

Content covered in this episode includes: [0:30]: Question Dissection: A 68-year-old man presents to his physician’s office complaining of severe low back pain that shoots down his right leg... [3:32] Oncology chapter of S2S including questions like: - What are the key differenti ...  Show more

Elderly people die from abdominal pain Step 1: Risk Stratify Certain patient groups have VERY high mortality when having abdominal pain Geriatrics Immunocompromised Diabetics Step 2: Consider Genitourinary Causes Be especially cautious with lower abdominal/flank pain Mention that ...  Show more

Content covered in this episode includes: [0:41]: Question Dissection: A 45 year old man with no past medical history presents to the E.D. with abdominal pain and nausea and vomiting for the past three days.. [5:10] Gastroenterology chapter of S2S including questions like: - What ...  Show more

Abdominal pain is one of the most common complaints in the ED. In this podcast we will review how to get a good history, how to do a solid abdominal exam, and a systematic method for figuring out how to effectively use imaging with to make a diagnosis or, at the very least, rule ...  Show more