Annals of EMA 53-year-old woman presents to the ED resuscitation suite following cardiac arrest. At a local shelter she was reported to have been experiencing “flu-like” symptoms and shortness of breath. On EMS arrival she was hyperventilating; subsequently, she collapsed and was pulseless and apneic. EMS performed ACLS, defibriillating twice. The patient arrived at the ED in [...]
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radER Winners: Devon Moore Brian Kern Brian McMichael Answer to Case 1.4 A 56-year-old man was brought to your ED after bring involved in a MVC. He was a restrained driver in a car that was traveling at 40 MPH and slammed into a tree. The patient denies loss of consciousness. A radiograph is seen [...]
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quizzER Winners: Sam Lee Bindu Vanapali Rob Klever Marjan Siadat Devon Moore Chris Guyer Brian Kern Dave Mishkin Julie Nguyen Dave Daigle Last Week’s Question The answer is D. This is a case of erythema infectiosum or Fifth’s Disease. Infection by Parvovirus B19 produces this pattern of [...]
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Case 1.4 A 35-year-old woman presents to your ED with pain to her right leg. The patient states that she was swimming in the ocean approximately one hour ago and felt a sharp pain around her knee. She thought her pain was due to the paddle ball game she was playing earlier in the day. [...]
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Case 1.4 A 56-year-old man was brought to your ED after bring involved in a MVC. He was a restrained driver in a car that was traveling at 40 MPH and slammed into a tree. The patient denies loss of consciousness. A radiograph is seen below. Questions: 1. What is the abnormality on the radiograph? [...]
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Pediatrics A 3-year-old African American boy with a history of sickle cell disease presents to the ED after he developed a low-grade fever, runny nose, and an erythematous discoloration of both cheeks. His vital signs are heart rate 110 beats per minute, respiratory rate of 24 breaths per minute, and pulse oximetry of 98% on [...]
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Case 1.4 A 35-year-old woman presents to your ED with pain to her right leg. The patient states that she was swimming in the ocean approximately one hour ago and felt a sharp pain around her knee. She thought her pain was due to the paddle ball game she was playing earlier in the day. [...]
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Hello! Welcome to the Emergency Medicine and Public Health section of Receiving. The goal of this section is to put forward public health topics and generate thoughts and discussions about these topics. All are welcome to contribute! The more input from people, the more we learn. Elections and the ED It is nearly impossible [...]
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radER Winners: Scott Ottolini Julie Nguyen Richard Gordon Allison Loynd Rob Klever Marjan Siadat Answer to Case 1.3 A 35-year-old man presents to your ED complaining of elbow pain after tripping on a patch of ice and landing on his outstretched hand. You administer pain medication and obtain the following [...]
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quizzER Winners: Chris Guyer Allison Loynd Rob Klever Sam Lee Scott Ottolini Brian Kern Marjan Siadat Julie Nguyen Maria Pak Devon Moore Dave Mishkin Richard Gordon Brian McMichael Last Week’s Question The answer is B. The diagnosis of conversion disorder is made by fulfilling the following five criteria: • A symptom is expressed as [...]
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