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Fast Track to Abdominal Pain
A 60-year-old woman with chronic but worsening abdominal pain presents for evaluation. She does not have a fever but is constipated and...
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When Man’s Legs “Give Out,” His Buttocks Takes the Brunt
A 75-year-old man presents to the urgent care center for evaluation of pain in his buttocks after a fall. He states he was walking when his “legs...
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An Alarming Slip of the Hip
After a fall, an 80-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department for evaluation of hip pain. She was getting out of bed when she slipped...
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Altered Mental Status Demands Closer Look
You receive a call from an ICU nurse regarding a patient your service is following—a 60-year-old man who was admitted for altered mental status...
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In Middle of Trip, Woman Falls
A 70-year-old woman presents to your emergency department for evaluation of right knee pain secondary to a fall. She and her husband, in the...
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Is Postop Lethargy Cause for Concern?
A 65-year-old man is transported to your emergency department from a local rehabilitation hospital.
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When Trauma Changes the Picture
A 75-year-old man is brought to your emergency center following a fall from his attic. He slipped and fell approximately 10 feet, landing on his...
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Shortness of Breath and Loss of Appetite
An 80-year-old man presents with a complaint of acute shortness of breath. He says he has had difficulty breathing for the past two months, but...
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Ladder Becomes Stairway to Urgent Care
A 30-year-old man presents to an urgent care clinic for evaluation of neck pain secondary to an injury he sustained earlier in the day. He was at...
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Patient Has No Complaints, But Family Is Concerned
An 80-year-old woman presents to the emergency department for evaluation. Her family reports that she has baseline dementia and resides in an...
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Secondary Survey of Trauma Patient
You are assisting in the evaluation and management of a trauma patient who was brought to your facility earlier today, following a motor vehicle...
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Revenge of the Deer Stand
As you begin your shift, knowing deer season has started in your area, you wonder how long it will be before you see your first deer stand...
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What’s Wrong With This Picture?
A 90-year-old woman, admitted for altered mental status, just had a nasogastric tube placed to facilitate nutrition and medication delivery.
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Oh, Deer! Accident Leaves Man in Pain
A 50-year-old man is brought to your facility by EMS personnel for evaluation after a motor vehicle crash. He was an unrestrained driver who...
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Elective Craniotomy Results in Respiratory Distress
A 60-year-old woman undergoes an elective craniotomy for clipping of a nonruptured aneurysm. The perioperative course is uneventful, and the...