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A patient with a history of duodenal ulcer was admitted for epigastric discomfort, weakness and melena. On esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) examination, a duodenal ulcer with adherent clot was foun...
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A patient was admitted for exploratory laparotomy. During surgery, a right retroperitoneal abscess was discovered, and the surgeon noted that no appendiceal or colonic perforations were seen. There...
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A 96-year-old patient was admitted due to acute-on-chronic systolic/diastolic heart failure, and experienced epistaxis following attempted insertion of a nasogastric (NG) tube. The patient was on l...
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A patient who is status-post bilateral mastectomy secondary to breast cancer presents for a delayed bilateral breast reconstruction utilizing a deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap along...
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A patient with end-stage systolic heart failure secondary to chemotherapy and radiation therapy, non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy, and a history of cardiogenic shock requiring percutaneous LVAD ...
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A patient with end-stage renal disease secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus was admitted for cadaveric right kidney transplantation. Prior to transplantation, back table preparation of the cad...
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A patient presented at 32 weeks and 1 day for a routine obstetric appointment and was admitted due to suspected premature rupture of membranes. After several days of no leaking and with normal amni...
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A patient presented with chest pain on exertion, and was found to have significant troponin elevation due to a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). Electrocardiograms showed sinus brady...
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A 21-year-old patient was admitted at 37 weeks and 2 days gestation for induction of labor due to an umbilical cord varix. The patient progressed through labor and had spontaneous vaginal delivery ...
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A patient with a necrotic unstageable sacral pressure ulcer and superimposed cellulitis underwent excisional and non-excisional debridement. According to the operative note, a sharp excisional debr...
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