Dr. Muhlfelder presents today’s Morning Report! SCOMBROID The “seafood allergy”/ Histamine Toxicity Significantly underreported-misdiagnosed as seafood allergy Contaminated dark meat fish i.e. tuna, mackerel, skip-jack and bonito (name derived from Scromdroidea class of fish initially associated with illness) Less likely, but reported: mahi mahi, swordfish, sardines, salmon AND contaminated Read more…
By Dr. Jacqueline Shibata A 35 y/o with Lupus presents to the ED with 1 day of chest pain…. The worst because, as we all know, systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) is an autoimmune rheumatologic disease that can be deadly in young women. Ask yourself: Is this just a bad Read more…
Presented by Dr. Nataisia Terry Summary by Dr. Kaycie Corburn The Case: 72 yo M PMH HTN and GERD presents to the ED with 1d h/o difficulty urinating and back pain. Basic labs showed thrombocytopenia. Non contrast CT showed bony sclerosis through out the vertebral bodies and splenomegaly. EKG showed Read more…
EM-CCM CONFERENCE SUMMARY PRESENTED BY DR. PIA DANIEL SUMMARY BY DR. FRANCIS YOUN CASE: Elderly, bedbound, nonverbal female with past history of dementia, hypothyroidism, sigmoid volvulus s/p sigmoidectomy and colostomy sent from NH for altered mental status, fever, and concern for bowel obstruction. VS: T 103, BP 99/60, Read more…
Thanks to Dr. McMillan for today’s Morning Report! Here’s the Case: 21 year-old recently postpartum female presents with chief complaint of diffuse, red rash started shortly before calling EMS. Paramedic notes that she looks like anaphylaxis, but he didn’t give epinephrine due to no respiratory involvement. She is diffusely Read more…