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This is an online E log book to discuss our patient's de-identified health data shared after taking his/her/guardian's signed informed consent.  Here we discuss our individual patient's problems through series of inputs from available global online community of experts with an aim to solve those patient's clinical problems with collective current best evidence based inputs.  This E log book also reflects my patient-centered online learning portfolio and your valuable inputs on the comment box is welcome. 33 year female patient a attender in school came with the chief complaint of pain in abdomen and loose stools on and off since 12 years. Patient was apparently asymptomatic 12 years back, then 7 months after her 2nd LSCS she developed abdominal discomfort, pain and blood in stools over 2 months period.  She developed pain in abdomen, insidious onset, gradually progressive, colicky type, radiating to right loin and right hypochondrium. She complaints of loose stools- sof...
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November bimonthly assessment exam

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