4th Year EM-IM Resident at SUNY Downstate/Kings County Hospital
Great discussion on this month’s COtM, and with that comes our first winner of the academic year. Dr. Kopping, in all his chiefdom, gets the spoils. Great job! See original case here: CotM 1 Quick recap: 26 y/o M identifies as MSM with rectal pain, thin bloody purulent discharge, mild lower Read more…
26 y/o M no PMH presents to the ED with c/o 1 month rectal pain and bleeding. Has been having sharp rectal pain worsened with moving bowels for about 4 weeks. Occasionally passes streaks of bright red blood or a thin purulent discharge. Feels like he has had low-grade fevers Read more…
Congrats to Sasi for winning this month’s CotM! Mona had the correct diagnosis in her differential but Sasi’s thorough explanation highlighted a lot of the important considerations we have to have when dealing with pediatric torticollis. In summary: 7 y/o boy with acquired torticollis x 2 weeks. Preceded by a Read more…
Ok ladies and gents, here is the final CotM for this academic year, why not marinate on a peds case. You are working in the peds emergency department when an ortho resident brings in a patient from his clinic for you to evaluate for torticollis. You are presented with a 7 y/o Read more…