Gastrointestinal

Snapshot A 15-year-old boy with severe nodulocystic acne presents to the emergency room for

Snapshot An anxious young married couple presents to the ED with their 3-week-old firstborn.

Snapshot A 7-year-old girl is brought to the emergency room for lethargy and altered

Snapshot A 73-year-old woman presents with severe abdominal pain and a recent history of

Overview Labeled structures  duodenum (2nd, 3rd, 4th parts) descending colon ascending colon kidneys left

Snapshot A 22-year-old motorcycle accident victim with unknown past medical history is brought into

Introduction Due to dual blood supply the liver does not typically infarct Flow can

Snapshot A 46-year-old man presents to the emergency department with nausea, vomiting, constipation for

Snapshot A 19-year-old man travels to Southeast Asia for a backpacking trip. He had

Snapshot A 17-year-old boy is seen after his annual colonoscopy. His mother and his

Overview Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) absorption occurs in terminal ileum  requires intrinsic factor (IF) gastrectomy IF deficiency as

Overview Gastric secretion  cells of gastric mucosa secrete gastric juice composed of hydrochloric acid (HCl), pepsinogen, intrinsic