A 74-year-old woman presents with symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Her past medical history is significant for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and hyperlipidemia. Her current medications include omeprazole and pravastatin. Case of the Month Dec 2014
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Case of the Month November 2014
GIPS case of the month November 2014 A 79 year-old cachectic and chronically ill appearing man presented to the emergency department complaining of general weakness, vomiting, and diarrhea for 4-5 days. Further questioning revealed that he had undergone a 60…
Case of the Month July 2014
GIPS Case of the Month July 2014 The patient is a 24 year-old female who was found to have multiple mural nodules within the antrum.
Case of the Month June 2014
GIPS Case of the Month June 2014 A 50 year old female presented with mild alternating constipation and diarrhea.
Case of the Month May 2014
GIPS case of the month May 2014 67 year old man with an incidentally discovered 6 cm cystic lesion of the pancreatic tail.
Case of the Month April 2014
Case of the Month April 2014 A 56 year-old woman with a history of irritable bowel syndrome presented to a walk-in care center with acute pelvic pain and pressure. Computed tomography (CT scan) then demonstrated a 3-cm-ovoid mass at the…
Case of the Month March 2014
Case of the Month Mar 14 The patient is a 40 year old man with a clinical history of occult blood in the stool. Colonoscopic examination demonstrated a thickened fold in the rectum. The remainder of the colon and terminal…
Case of the month January 2014
Case of the Month January 2014 The patient is a 73 year old woman with vague complaints of dyspepsia and abdominal pain. Upper endoscopy showed features of gastritis and a nodular lesion in the body of the stomach.
Case of the Month 12 – Dec 2013
Case of the Month December 13 A 54-year-old woman presented with melena. On examination she was found to have abdominal tenderness. A CT scan revealed a large left upper quadrant mass arising from the jejunum with diffuse hepatic metastases. A…
Case of the Month 11- Nov 2013
GIPS Case of the month 11 – November 13 A 24 year old male presented with fatigue, fever, watery diarrhea, and a cough with sputum production for the past three weeks…… Representative histologic sections of biopsies from the duodenum and…