Clinical Cases
Interesting Cases from Day-to-Day Practice
Case 33: Parotid Mass
A 73-year-old male with a past medical history including atrial fibrillation and hypertension presented to the ED for admission for planned resection of a parotid mass with ENT. He first noted pain to...
Case 32: Perforated Gallbladder
A 77-year old man presented to the emergency department with a complaint of appetite loss over the past 15 days. He reported ongoing symptoms for the past 5 months. However, over the previous 1...
Case 31: A Man with Shortness of Breath
A 77-year-old patient presented to a rural Emergency Department with a chief complaint of shortness of breath a day prior to presentation. Patient also reported that he fell several weeks ago and hurt...
Case 30: Ultrasound-Guided Extraction of a Foreign Body
A 53-year-old homeless alcoholic female presented to the emergency department with a chief complaint of localized left lower quadrant abdominal pain secondary to a possible gunshot wound. She was...
Case 29: Perforated Diverticulitis
A 37-year-old female presented to the emergency room with severe, radiating bilateral flank pain lasting one week. Pain was constant and pressure-like. Patient had a past medical history significant f...
Case 28: Nah-bscess
A 35 year old male with a history of IV drug use and HIV on ART presents to the emergency department with pain and redness of his left upper extremity for a few days. He denies systemic symptoms or pr...
Case 27: Ectopic Pregnancy
A 43 year old female with no past medical history presents to the Emergency Department (ED) with lower abdominal pain for the last three hours. She says she knows she is pregnant from a home pregnancy...
Case 26: Genicular Nerve Block for Knee Pain – A Novel Technique
A 68 year old female with no significant past medical history presents to the Emergency Department (ED) with one day of right knee pain after falling off her bicycle onto her right side. She was immed...
Case 25: Aortic Dissection
A 44 year old male with a history of heroin abuse presents to the emergency department with altered mental status. Per EMS, the patient was found on the street with decreased level of consciousn...
Case 24: Diverticulitis
A 56 year old male with a history of uncomplicated diverticulitis presented to the emergency room with left lower quadrant pain and loose stools for the last six days. He denies fever, vomiting...