A patient presents with anterior uveitis. You have so many questions. What is the uvea? The uvea is the term for the iris, ciliary body and choroid. The anterior uvea consists of the iris and ciliary body, while the posterior uvea is the choroid. Hence, anterior uveitis is also Read more…
We had three wonderful answers to last month’s COTM, but Dr. Segarra’s comprehensive response takes the cake. For a complete review of the case, please click here. Just to recap: 50-year-old woman with DM2, HTN, GERD, recently completed 6 months of TB therapy, presented with abdominal pain, N/V, Read more…
It’s Friday night, and you get a second in between patients. You are dreaming of sipping a Mai Tai by the beach, when your dream is quickly brought to an end. A 35-year-old young man walks into the ED, complaining of an episode of “passing out” after a few drinks. Read more…
A fit, young female dressed in cycling gear presents to your emergency department with a chief complaint of shoulder pain. Just prior to arrival, she was participating in a bike race in Prospect Park. As she was sprinting to the finish, a menacing squirrel leaps out aggressively and tries to Read more…
Case: You are working a busy peds shift and are nearing the end of your shift when EMS brings in this adorable 12-month-old girl with her mother. Mom says her child’s only medical history is eczema, and an hour prior to arrival, the child had been crying with a couple Read more…
I’d like to thank our 4th year resident, Dr. Michael Griesinger, for essentially giving me this entire lecture in real time as he diagnosed and treated an inferior STEMI with right ventricular (RV) infarction yesterday. He nailed every aspect of it. Everything I researched today was just confirmation. So let’s talk about RV infarction. When should I worry Read more…
This month’s excellent save goes to… Dr. Steven Greenstein! Dr. Greenstein was working during a particularly busy shift in the Critical Care / Trauma area when EMS brought in a patient with a history of prostate cancer and a chief complaint of shortness of breath. Triage vital signs were notable Read more…
In the spirit of “Making America Great Again,” I did what every great American citizen would do over the July 4th weekend – BBQ meats. As I was working the grill, I started daydreaming about those 8-hour shifts, but unfortunately stopped paying attention to the grill, leading to the demise Read more…
You decide to take a break from the city and moonlight in a small rural hospital. You think you’ll be chilling for the night seeing urinary tract infections, or maybe you’ll finally see that snake bite you never thought you’d see. The night starts off slowly with a steady stream Read more…
What if you woke up in a hospital and found out your mortal enemy had surgically removed your face and glued it onto his own and now he was out in the world pretending to be you? Living your life, hanging with all your friends, doing all your drugs, having all your fun? You’d Read more…