68 year-old man with right-sided abdominal pain and bloody
diarrhea
History of the Present Illness:
The patient was in his usual state of health until the night
prior to admission when he developed sharp, constant, non-radiating right
lower quadrant pain with intermittent nausea and vomiting of food particles.
He also noted three episodes of non-voluminous bloody diarrhea during
this period. He denied hematemesis, melena, fever or chills, tenesmus,
dizziness, recent travel, and ill contacts.
Previous Medical Diagnoses, Hospitalizations, and Operations:
Coronary Artery Disease: Myocardial infarction and PTCA (1996)
