Clinical Cases
Case # 16: The Smoking Gun
A 32 year-old woman with history of pleurisy and systemic lupus erythematosus presented to the emergency department with three weeks of shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain, acutely worse one ...
Case # 15: When Lines Go Wild
A 35 year old woman with sickle cell disease presented to the emergency department with localized swelling and pain near her port site. The pain started two days prior to arrival, when she was at an i...
Case # 14: Whirlpool swirling, twisting and turning
A 13-year-old male presents to the emergency department with right testicular pain for one-hour duration. The pain began while having a bowel movement. He had no nausea or vomiting. His exam is notabl...
Case # 13: What Lies Beneath
A 30 year old male presents to the emergency department after blunt trauma to the face from an altercation. He notes he was punched several times in the face but did not pass out. His exam is notable ...
Case # 12: Bilateral Vision Loss
A 45 year old male with poorly controlled DM presents with bilateral vision loss. His right eye vision acutely worsened 3 days ago with the sensation of a curtain moving back and forth across his visu...
Case # 11: Look and You Will Find
A 32 year old healthy female with no past medical history presents to the emergency department with left sided flank pain x 2 days.
Vitals: T 98.6 HR 72 BP 126/82 RR 12 O2 98% on RA
A bedside ultraso...
Case # 10: A Mechanical Issue
A 32 year old male was carrying a heavy pipe overhead with his right arm and slipped falling forward, onto the right side. He notes pain in the right shoulder, worse with any movement. His right arm i...
Case # 9: A Transplant Dilemma
A 52 year old male with a h/o kidney transplant presents to the emergency department with pain over his transplanted kidney site (right pelvic region). He also notes increased weakness, nausea and a s...
Case # 8: A Case of Comparision
A 40 year old male presents to the emergency department with pain to the entire right thumb and wrist for 1 day. He notes that he suffered a small puncture wound to his right thumb 1 day ago while wo...
Case # 7: A Case of Asymmetry
A 22 year old male presents to the emergency department with a sore throat for 1 week. The pain is predominately on the left side and is associated with difficulty opening his mouth and fever. He was ...
