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Case 38: Painless Worsening Vision
Liz Volochyna-Farber
A 37-year-old male with a past medical history of retinal detachment (RD) of the left eye (OS), left eye cataract surgery and retinal tear in the rigth eye (OD) s/p laser presents to Emergency Department (ED) on a Sunday with painless worsening right eye vision. It started with a floater in the ...
Case 37: Forearm Fracture
Teini Elisara
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An 82 year old female with a past medical history of anemia of chronic disease, breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, rectal adenocarcinoma, scleroderma with pulmonary involvement, and systemic lupus erythematosus presented to the emergency department after a mechanical ...
Case 36: Retained Shrapnel
Grace Feng
Case: A 59-year-old male presented with a chief complaint of retained bullet in his abdomen. He reported a past medical history of multiple gunshot wounds in 2017 and had an exploratory laparotomy related to those injuries. He was uncertain why the bullet was not initially removed, but reported the wound ...
Case 35: Intracardiac Mass
Charlotte Ellberg, MD
History:61-year-old man with a history of asthma, colon cancer s/p hemicolectomy (on Xeloda), COPD, presenting with chief complaint of abdominal pain, non-exertional chest pain, and dyspnea. He denied fever, chills, cough, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or dysuria. He was recently hospitalized at ...
Case 34: Rare Cause of Knee Pain
A 58-year-old female presented with a chief complaint of focal lateral knee pain and swelling. She had a remote history of anterior cruciate ligament repair, as well as medial collateral ligament injury and meniscal injuries. The patient stated that she had a history of recurrent intermittent effusions. However,...
January Update
We're building out our new comprehensive Bedside Ultrasound Manual. Check it out here. New chapters added regularly!
Rapid Fire Ultrasound: Introduction to the Mindray TE X
In the first video of our TE X instructional series, Zac Fica, MD, MS, walks us through the basic features and functionality of our new Mindray machine.
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 his right cheek several months prior. Over this period, a mass was noted. The mass continued to grow over time, raising...