Shout out to Dr. Blumenberg for correctly answering December’s case! ^_^ Here’s the original ECG in question: ECG: This is a regular narrow QRS-complex rhythm with a rate of approximately 36 bpm. The lack of discernable P waves preceding the Read more…
Case: A 77 year-old male h/o asthma, HTN, HLD, recently diagnosed CML presents with pain to recent bone marrow biopsy site and right lower extremity pain such that he cannot walk since last night. He also c/o nausea with few episodes of Read more…
It’s Christmas Eve, and you walk in to the ED wishing for a silent night. You get settled in, and you see “Clause, Santa- 1746 yo M wrist pain” show up on your board. Apparently, Rudolph found his way Read more…
Endophthalmitis Definition: Inflammation, usually from an infection, within the anterior and posterior segments of the eye.4 Symptoms/Signs:2,5 Symptoms include blurry vision (93%), eye pain (75%), lid swelling (33%), and conjunctival injection (81%) **Typically there is no fever or leukocytosis for Read more…
You’re working a peds shift when a concerned pair of parents brings their three year old child in with a swollen, red, warm bump on his forearm. They first noticed it yesterday, and it has progressively gotten larger. He’s not Read more…
A 55 year-old morbidly obese female was brought in by EMS after a mechanical fall at home. She sustained the above distal tib-fib fracture while attempting to stand up. No LOC reported, and she is not taking any blood thinners Read more…
Happy holiday bloggers! The year would not be complete without one more exciting ECG for your curious minds to ponder. So without further ado, here is the case: A 71 year-old man with PMH significant for HIV on HAART, IVDU, Read more…
The attending just stepped out to get coffee. You are the only resident in the critical care area. You just endorsed the only active patient to the medical admitting resident. As you are about to check your Instagram, Read more…
A 52-year-old man with diabetes, hypertension, end-stage renal disease on dialysis, and CAD presents to the ED with sudden onset of shortness of breath. He endorses missing his last dialysis session because he left the country for a week and Read more…
They were fine yesterday, now they’re drowning! “Flash” (acute) pulmonary edema is a common critical condition in the emergency department, and it can have multiple precipitating factors and etiologies. After evaluating for acute myocardial infarction, tachydysrhythmias, and valvular pathologies Read more…
