Annals of EMCase Presentation by Dr. Bao Dang CC: “I think I’m having a miscarriage” HPI: A 23-year-old G3P1011 patient states that she took a home pregnancy test two weeks ago that was positive. Her last menstrual period was about 8 weeks ago. She has been having vaginal bleeding for 7 days. The bleeding started getting heavier [...]
Filed under: Intern Report | Tagged: ectopic pregnancy, pregnancy complications | 2 Comments »
Case Presentation by Dr. Adnan Sabic CC: Shortness of breath HPI: 52 year old male presents to the ED with four weeks of SOB and right sided chest pain. His symptoms have gradually progressed in severity and were worse with exertion. These symptoms started several days after he fell against a counter and struck his [...]
Filed under: Intern Report | Tagged: empyema, shortness of breath | 1 Comment »
Case Presentation by Dr. Vit Kraushaar A 38 year old African American female presents to the ED with a chief complaint of shortness of breath. She began feeling ill 3 days ago with cough, myalgias, severe chills, fever and progressively worsening shortness of breath. This morning she coughed up some blood streaked sputum, which prompted [...]
Filed under: Intern Report | Tagged: anthrax, toxicologic | 1 Comment »
Case Presentation by Dr. Andrew Klutman CC: “My chest hurts and the left side of my body is tingling and numb” HPI: 82 yo female was otherwise normal until 10am this morning when her family stated that she kind of passed out. She did not hit her head as she was sitting on the couch. When [...]
Filed under: Intern Report | Tagged: aortic dissection, chest pain | Leave a Comment »
Case Presentation by Dr. Katie Dobratz CC: “I fell” HPI: Patient is a 49 yo male who states he fell off a ladder about 3 feet. He believes he landed on his left side, mostly on the left elbow and left side of his body and back. He states that his head hit last and he did [...]
Filed under: Intern Report | Tagged: hematuria, Transverse process fracture, ureter injury | Leave a Comment »
Case Presentation by Dr. Tim Scott CC: Fatigue HPI: 19yo W M with no PMH presents to the ED with complaint of fatigue. He states that over approximately the last 6 months he has noticed that he has decreased energy that has gotten progressively worse. He is single, lives with a room-mate and is employed. [...]
Filed under: Intern Report | Tagged: lymphoma, mediastinal mass | Leave a Comment »
Case Presentation by Dr. Erin Murphy CC: Snakebite HPI: A 9yo male from Washington Township, MI presents to the Emergency Department via EMS after sustaining an apparent snakebite to his left lower extremity approximately 25 minutes ago. His mother states that he had been playing in the backyard barefooted when he came running inside yelling for [...]
Filed under: Intern Report | Tagged: Snake bite | 3 Comments »
Case Presentation by Dr. Megan Dougherty A 43 year old female with a history of IVDU presents to the ED via EMS with a four day history of progressive left upper extremity swelling and pain with subjective fevers. The patient had a history of a fall off a ladder while she was at work 2 [...]
Filed under: Intern Report | Tagged: IVDU, necrotizing fascitis, soft tissue infection | Leave a Comment »
Case Presentation by Dr. Craig Sharkey CC: Motorcycle crash HPI: A 34yo female presents as a trauma code 2 after a motorcycle crash. She was traveling approximately 45 mph, not wearing a helmet, when a car turned in [...]
Filed under: Intern Report | Tagged: pelvic fractures, Trauma | 2 Comments »
Case Presentation by Dr. Frankie Civitarese 57 year old female with a history of COPD, DM, HTN, mitral stenosis presented with shortness of breath and was made a medical code for severe dyspnea and hypoxia. After initial evaluation and attempts at stabilization she required intubation. ROS: Unable to be obtained. PMH: DM type 2, HTN, [...]
Filed under: Intern Report, Uncategorized | Tagged: pneumothorax | 9 Comments »
|
