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Heel Pain and Difficulty Bearing Weight
- Author:
- Keith D. Hentel, MD
- Lily M. Belfi, MD
A patient presents with heel pain and difficulty bearing weight. Based on the accompanying radiograph of the patient’s ankle, what is your...
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Knee Injury While Playing Soccer
- Author:
- Keith D. Hentel, MD
- Kevin Mennitt, MD
After sustaining a knee injury, a 30-year-old man is unable to bear weight. Based on the accompanying images, what is your diagnosis?
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Sudden Onset of Pleuritic Chest Pain
- Author:
- Keith D. Hentel, MD
Based on the accompanying radiograph, what is your diagnosis for a 25-year-old man who reports a sudden onset of pleuritic chest pain?
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Four Patients With a Focal Neurological Deficit
- Author:
- Joseph P. Comunale, MD
- Keith D. Hentel, MD
Four patients present with a focal neurologic deficit suggesting a cerebral infarction. Do the corresponding CT images support the diagnosis of...
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Two Patients With Pain and Wrist Deformity
- Author:
- Keith D. Hentel, MD
- Katharine Lampen-Sachar, MD
After falling with outstretched arms, two patients present with pain and wrist deformities. What do the x-ray films tell you about their injuries...
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Burning Chest Pain
- Author:
- Keith D. Hentel, MD
What diagnosis do these CT scans of a man with burning chest pain radiating to the back suggest?
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Four Patients With Ankle Fractures
- Author:
- Keith D. Hentel, MD
Four patients present to your emergency department with ankle-twisting injuries. Try to identify each patient's fracture.
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Right Lower Quadrant Pain
- Author:
- Keith D. Hentel, MD
A 42-year-old man with right lower quadrant pain, fever, and mild leukocytosis arrives in your emergency department. After reviewing these CT scan...
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Four Cases of Acute Shoulder Injury
- Author:
- Keith D. Hentel, MD
Test your accuracy in identifying dislocation as you review these x-ray films from four different patients who presented with acute traumatic...
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Four Patients With Head Trauma
- Author:
- Keith D. Hentel, MD
Four patients with head trauma are brought to your emergency department. What condition does each patient's computed tomography scan reveal?
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What is the Future of Emergency Medicine?
- Author:
- Nicholas Jouriles, MD, FACEP
- Knox H. Todd, MD, MPH
- Keith D. Hentel, MD
- Corey M. Slovis, MD
- Larry B. Goldstein, MD, FAAN, FAHA
- Susan Stone, MD
- Carl H. Schultz, MD, FACEP
- Joseph D. Toscano, MD
As Emergency Medicine celebrates its 40th anniversary, members of the journal’s editorial board and other thought leaders offer their forecasts...
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Left Hip Pain After Fall
- Author:
- Keith D. Hentel, MD
After a fall, an elderly woman has hip pain and cannot bear weight. What diagnosis do these radiographs suggest to you?