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What is your call? Persistent epigastric pain in an 80-year-old man.
- Source :
- Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ); 5/17/2011, Vol. 183 Issue 8, p925-928, 4p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Black and White Photograph, 2 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- The article discusses the investigation of an 80-year-old man with persistent epigastric pain and left-sided exertional chest pain. It states that he has a first-degree atrioventricular block with sinus bradycardia as revealed by electrocardiography. It says that abdominal ultrasonography was performed, followed by contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen. It says that the patient was diagnosed with liver abscesses secondary to migration of foreign body.
Details
- Language :
- English
- Volume :
- 183
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 62551926
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.101510