Practice Management
A 67-year-old man presents with constipation that has been present for the preceding 2 days. He reports that he has had constipation in the past that resolved with the use of over-the-counter stool softeners, but this therapy has not worked with this episode. He has generalized abdominal pain that was mild initially but increased over the preceding day, which prompted his visit to the urgent care center. He describes the character of the pain as …
Read MoreA 67-year-old man presents, reporting constipation that has lasted 3 days. He has a constant, generalized dull abdominal pain that is intermittently worse, occurring in what he describes as waves. He has nausea and reports that he has vomited once. He reports no blood in the urine or stool, and no weight loss, dysuria or urinary frequency, or dizziness. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be. Differential Diagnoses Small …
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