Elderly Woman With Abdominal Discomfort and Abdominal Distension
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Man with Abdominal Distension
CASE A 63-year-old man presented with abdominal distension and shortness of breath for two days. He reported flatus and denied chest pain, anorexia, vomiting, or abdominal pain. Surgical history was notable for left hepatectomy, cholecystectomy and choledochojejunostomy with a Rouxen-Y. He was afebrile with a pulse in the 100s, blood pressure of 130/60, respiratory rate of 34, and oxygen satura...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0196-0644
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2019.02.026