got public health?

Public health and emergency medicine—are these really two separate entities? Some might say that the emergency department acts as the safety net for the United States healthcare system. After all, there is no question that many patients use the emergency room as their source of primary care medicine. However, does this place emergency medicine as [...]

Case 3.1

Prepared by Dr Julie Nguyen Case presentation: An 18-year-old African-American woman with no significant past medical history, presented to the ED complaining of cough, fever, generalized weakness, and worsening dyspnea for a week.  The patient was tachycardic, tachypneic and hypothermic.  Her labs showed leukocytosis, thrombocytosis, and coagulopathy. She had an anion gap of 21 and [...]

Tracings Vol 3.1 Answer

HPI A 15 y.o. girl was transported by EMS to the ED. She had just experienced her second syncopal episode in 8 days. This morning while in the bathroom at her family’s home getting ready for school, she felt nauseous and then passed out. When she awoke, EMS was on the scene. She had had [...]

Tracings Vol 3.1

HPI A 15 y.o. girl was transported by EMS to the ED. She had just experienced her second syncopal episode in 8 days. This morning while in the bathroom at her family’s home getting ready for school, she felt nauseous and then passed out. When she awoke, EMS was on the scene. She had had [...]

Answer VizD Vol 3.1

Winners Marjan Siadat                 Kyle Perry                        Katie Ohlendorf Katie Dobratz                  Brian Junnila                 Matt Steimle Sam Lee                           Devon Moore                  Donnell Newman Shereaf Walid                 Dan Seitz                         Eric Tosh Case 2.2 A 7-year-old boy is brought to the ED by his mother after she noticed the rash below on his body.  The mom [...]

Visual Diagnosis Vol 3.1

Case 3.1 A 7-year-old boy is brought to the ED by his mother after she noticed the rash below on his body.  The mom states that the rash first appeared on her son’s face  and then rapidly spread to his neck, back, chest, and legs.  Mom states that her son complained of a sore throat [...]

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