Our personal commitment and social engagement as physicians
Mr. C is a 46-year-old Chinese immigrant restaurant worker who came to Bellevue Hospital after two weeks of fatigue, malaise, right upper quadrant (RUQ) abdominal pain, and progressive jaundice. He was referred from a Chinatown clinic, where his blood tests…
Mr. C is a 46-year-old Chinese immigrant restaurant worker who came to Bellevue Hospital after two weeks of fatigue, malaise, right upper quadrant (RUQ) abdominal pain, and progressive jaundice.
He was referred from a Chinatown clinic, where his blood tests showed hepatitis B surface antigen, a hepatitis B viral load of 133 million copies, and elevated liver transaminases and bilirubin levels, consistent with acute hepatitis …
Our personal commitment and social engagement as physicians
