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Update on the approaches to pancreatic disease
Severe abdominal pain can signal pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer. Both conditions call for prompt diagnoses, careful monitoring, and aggressive pain management.
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Enhance efficiencies through shared emergency room data
The high cost of emergency department (ED) care is a concern for commercial and government insurers, hospitals, physicians and patients. Two-thirds of EDs operate at full capacity or over capacity, a situation exacerbated by increased ED visits from both insured and uninsured patients.
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On my own, on top of the world
We were cruising at 35,000 feet when the announcement came over the PA system: "Is there a doctor on board?"
Faced with a potential emergency on a transatlantic flight, this doctor relied on his own judgment.
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CASE & COMMENT: Abdominal pain, a cardiac history, and an unusual diagnosis
A 71-year-old man who emigrated from Argentina 30 years earlier presents with mild right upper quadrant tenderness, mild jaundice of several weeks' duration, and mild fatigue. The patient describes occasional postprandial nausea with no vomiting, GI disturbances, or weight changes.
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