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A 47-Year-Old Man With Acute Epigastric Pain
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A 47-year-old man presents to the ED with severe, intermittent, gaslike epigastric pain and mild nausea. The abdominal examination reveals exquisite tenderness in the epigastric and bilateral upper quadrant regions, with focal rebound tenderness and guarding. The patient denies having any other abdominal symptoms, and all laboratory investigations are normal. What is the cause of the patient’s acute abdominal pain? eMedicine Case Presentations
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Be on Alert for Super Toxic Bug in Travelers, CDC Says
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The CDC is warning clinicians to be on the lookout for a rare strain of E coli in travelers. Tomatoes, cucumbers, and lettuce remain prime suspects as a source of the potentially deadly infection. br / iMedscape Medical News/i
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