A 12-year-old female was sent by her pediatrician to the emergency department for investigation of severe suprapubic abdominal pain that radiated to her lower back. She reported that the pain had ...

A man in his mid-60s with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and mild dementia presents to the emergency department (ED) with severe generalized abdominal pain that started immediately after finishing ...

Pelvic inflammatory disease (or PID) represents a polymicrobial infection usually occurring in sexually active females when causative microorganisms ascend from the lower into the upper genital tract.

They’re stressful. They’re tough. They’re the OSCEs: Exams that train you — the medical student — to be the best doctor you can be. OSCE stands for objective structured clinical examination, and it’s ...

Assessment of the patient with constipation includes a thorough history and physical examination, followed by appropriate laboratory and radiological investigations. The tests performed are directed ...

In Poland, cholelithiasis occurs in approximately 7.5 million people, 4-fold more often in women than men. 1 The incidence increases with age and it affects 18% of population up to 40 years old and ...