Annals of EMPrepared by Dr Maria Pak Case Presentation A 19-year-old man presented to the ED. The patient is an employee in a nutritional supplement store. He states that he took an herbal supplement intended for energy and weight loss. He states that he only ingested a single pill. Shortly after ingestion, he began experiencing palpitations and [...]
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Prepared by Dr Kyle Perry Case presentation: A 64 year-old male presents to the emergency department pulseless with CPR in process. EMS reports that the patient had a witnessed arrest in a nearby casino and bystander CPR was promptly initiated. EMS arrived approximately 10 minutes after the collapse and placed a combitube before transporting the [...]
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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 [...]
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