Category Archives: Cases
A 42 year old man presents with shortness of breath on exertion for three weeks. He was initially diagnosed with asthma by his GP, and had some improvement with salbutamol and fluticasone. However, in the past week or so he feels his puffers are no longer helping. He felt “warm” at home (no documented fever), and […]
An 81 year old man was walking in a parking lot when he was struck on his left knee at low speed by a van. He was unable to ambulate. On examination he had pain and swelling distal to the left patella. He was unable to straight-leg-raise actively.
It’s flu season…how can you tell if your patient presenting with cough and fever has pneumonia? 1. The Clinical Exam: decreased air entry on one side? crackles? dullness to percussion? increased tactile fremitus? whispered pectoriloquy? egophony? (yikes) 2. The CXR: there may be some fluffy white stuff? Keep calm, there is a tool that can […]