Case Report: a High-Voltage Victim
A 44 year-old male with unknown past medical history came by emergency medical services (EMS) to the…
Case Reports
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Case Report: a High-Voltage Victim
A 44 year-old male with unknown past medical history came by emergency medical services (EMS) to the... -
Using Transillumination to Diagnose a Foreign Body
A 4-year-old female, who is otherwise healthy, presented to the emergency department (ED) for evaluation of left... -
Case Report: Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Chicago
A 25-year-old Venezuelan male presented to a Chicago area emergency department (ED) in early November 2023. He...
Using Transillumination to Diagnose a Foreign Body
A 4-year-old female, who is otherwise healthy, presented to the emergency department (ED) for evaluation of left…
Case Report: Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Chicago
A 25-year-old Venezuelan male presented to a Chicago area emergency department (ED) in early November 2023. He…
Popular Antiobesity Medications Bring New Challenges to Emergency Physicians
On a busy emergency shift, you have a series of patients with atypical presentations. Your first patient,…
Case Report: A Sneaky Culprit for Altered Mental Status in Elderly Patients
A 95-year-old female with a history of stage III chronic kidney disease (CKD), heart failure with reduced…
Case Report: Intimate Partner Sexual Assault?
Case A 24-year-old female presents to the emergency department (ED) claiming to be sexually assaulted by her…
Case Report: Acute Urinary Retention in a Pregnant Woman
Case A 40-year-old female at 11 weeks, five days gestation presented to the emergency department (ED) with…
Case Report: Acute Urinary Retention and Fever in a Man
Case A 74-year-old man presents with five days of fever and urinary incontinence. He has a history…
Case Report: A Child with a Rash and Lead Poisoning History
A 3-year-old male was brought to the emergency department (ED) by his mother, who reported the sudden…
Case Report: Pancreatitis Mimics STEMI
Many conditions outside of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) mimic ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), but only a handful…