Category Archives: Cases
40 year old mechanic was hammering metal when his hammer broke. He immediately felt pain in his wrist. He was concerned part of the hammer was stuck in his wrist. He had an 8 mm laceration to the volar surface of his wrist. He has normal ROM, normal pulses, normal Allen test, and normal sensation. […]
63yo M c/o severe abdominal pain that awoke him from sleep at 0600. Presented to ED at 1200 c/o lower abdominal pain. Triage nurse noted patient to be slightly pale so placed the patient into the resuscitation room. +Nausea, no vomiting; no back pain; no chest pain; no SOB; no travel. O/E: BP: 185/79, HR: […]
It’s 2 am and an 89 yo male from LTC presents with fever and scrotal swelling x 2 days. He was transferred to the ER for decreasing LOC. His Pmhx is significant for dementia, BPH and high cholesterol. On exam, he has a temp of 37.9, HR 91, RR 18, BP 111/57 and O2 sat […]