Laurence J. Spitzer, MD

Case History: 53-year-old female complaining of sore throat, difficulty swallowing, and the sensation of a lump underneath her tongue.

Case History: Patients generally present with nonspecific epigastric pain and bloating.

The four different types of radiologists.

But what radiologists do with the mistakes is even more important.

Ten radiology reports rejected, are you kidding me?

Case History: 20-year-old, no medical or surgical history, with neck mass and swelling for several days.

A 32-year-old female, with previous history for ectopic pregnancy, presents to the ER with a positive pregnancy test, and right side pelvic pain. An ultrasound of the pelvis was ordered by the ER physician.

A 31-year-old male, recently on active duty in the military, presents to the ER with approximately one- week history of abdominal bloating, early satiety, and back pain. The patient has recently returned from overseas duty in Iraq, but otherwise has had no other significant travel history. On specific questioning, the patient reports he has “probably been exposed to toxic chemicals.” The patient is otherwise in healthy condition, and denies recent surgery, or illness, and takes no medication. He admits to social alcohol use only, and denies IV drug abuse.

An 81-year-old man with a history of prostate cancer, treated with localized therapy via brachytherapy seeds, presented with right-side flank pain. There was no hematuria and the patient did not have a fever or elevated white count.

The patient was a 30-year-old woman who had right lower quadrant pain for several months.