A 46-year-old male has lost nearly 44 pounds in 4 weeks. He…
A 46-year-old male has lost nearly 44 pounds in 4 weeks. He complains of gastric pain with episodes of vomiting dark red blood. A barium radiograph is ordered and a large mass is detected in the corpus region of the stomach. A follow-up biopsy confirms your worst suspicions of a possible gastric malignancy with a carcinoma being diagnosed. Exploratory surgery further confirms the presence of a positive Trossier’s sign. Which lymph nodes are most likely visibly enlarged and palpable?
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A 55-year-old female patient complains of bright, red blood in her stool and an aching, burning pain in the skin surrounding her anus. She has received a diagnosis of hemorrhoids. Which of the following statements is FALSE about this patient’s hemorrhoids?
Read DetailsAn abdominal aortic aneurysm, or triple A, most commonly dev…
An abdominal aortic aneurysm, or triple A, most commonly develops in the segment below the kidneys (infrarenal aneurysm). The bifurcation of the abdominal aorta into the right and left common iliac arteries most commonly occurs at:
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A 68-year-old female is admitted to the hospital with severe pain radiating from her lower back towards her pubic symphysis. Ultrasound examination reveals that a renal calculus (kidney stone) is partially obstructing her right ureter. At which of the following locations is the calculus most likely to lodge?
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A 57-year-old male is admitted to the hospital with left flank pain. Blood tests indicate hematuria (blood in the urine) and anemia. An MRI reveals that blood flow in the left renal vein is being occluded by an aneurysm in an artery where the vein crosses the abdominal aorta. The aneurysm is most likely located in which structure that is located anterior to the left renal vein?
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