abdominal pain, accompanied by some irregular bowel movements and loss of appetite.
Her abdominal CT (two images) is shown in the Figure. What is the most likely
diagnosis?
A. ovarian cyst
B. volvulus
C. appendicitis
D. diverticulitis
E. gastroenteritis" - Answer✔️✔️-The answer is D. A patient with this general picture is
most likely to have diverticulitis, which is revealed on the CT scan as diverticular
disease with inflammation (wall thickening and stranding).
"A mother brings her 6 week old boy to the emergency room. She states the baby has
been vomiting everything she's tried to feed him for the past 12 hours. She states that
he usually eats readily and completes an entire feeding, but he is unable to keep
anything down. The emesis is non-bloody and non-bilious, however it is projectile in
nature. What is the most likely condition in this patient?
A. viral gastroenteritis
B. constipation
C. appendicitis
D. intussusception
E. pyloric stenosis" - Answer✔️✔️-"E. pyloric stenosis
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