A 48-Year-Old With Cirrhosis and Sudden Abdominal Distension

Authors and Disclosures

Authors

Jennifer L. Martindale, MD

Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Children's Hospital, Boston, MA

Disclosure: Jennifer L. Martindale, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Jonathan Elmer, MD

Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Children's Hospital, Boston, MA

Disclosure: Jonathan Elmer, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Joshua M. Kosowsky, MD

Joshua M. Kosowsky, MD, Assistant Professor & Clinical Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Harvard School of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Disclosure: Joshua M. Kosowsky, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Editors

Craig A Goolsby, MD

Director, eMedicine Case of the Week; Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX

Disclosure: Craig A. Goolsby, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Usama Basit, MD, MBBS

Reviewer, eMedicine Interactive Case Studies (CME Case of the Week), Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Disclosure: Usama Basit, MD, MBBS, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Tomasz Guzowski, MD, FRCPC

Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Stanton Territorial Hospital, Yellowknife, Canada; Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Alberta

Disclosure: Tomasz Guzowski, MD, FRCPC, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

S.A. Jamal Bokhari, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology - Yale University School Of Medicine. Section Chief Emergency Radiology, Assistant Program Director Radiology Residency - Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT

Disclosure: S.A. Jamal Bokhari, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Luis M. Soler, BA

Associate Editor, eMedicine/Medscape, New York, NY

Disclosure: Luis M. Soler, BA, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.