Emergency Medicine
Case Reports
Case Studies in Toxicology: You Can’t See Dragonfly or Hear NBOMe, but They Can Still Hurt You
Through a detailed history, physical examination, emergent consultation, and imaging studies, the authors confirm metastatic spinal cord...
Clinical Review
Woman, 32, With Crusty Red Blisters
Radiology Review
Man Unresponsive After Being Struck by Car
A 50-year-old man is transferred to your facility from an outlying community hospital. He is purportedly a pedestrian who was struck by a car. EMS...
Case Reports
Case Studies in Toxicology: An Amazonian Herb Goes Mainstream
A 23-year-old Hispanic woman with an unremarkable medical history develops seizures after taking an herbal remedy recommended by a naturopath.
Radiology Review
More to the Story Than a Skull Fracture
A 63-year-old man is transferred to your facility with a skull fracture secondary to a fall. He thinks he tripped and fell, hitting his head. He...
Case Reports
Case Studies in Toxicology: Sippin’ on Some “Sizzurp”
A 19-year-old man was found unresponsive by his girlfriend after ingesting a combination of soda, codeine/promethazine hydrochloride cough syrup,...
Radiology Review
Confusion Follows Malaise and Pain
A 70-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department by her family for evaluation of acute altered mental status. According to the family,...
Clinical Review
Woman, 66, With Persistent Abdominal and Back Pain
Case Reports
Case Studies in Toxicology: A Common Procedure, an Uncommon Complication
A 35-year-old woman becomes diaphoretic and tachycardic in the postanesthesia care unit after undergoing elective hysteroscopic myomectomy to...
Radiology Review
Nausea, Vomiting, and Worsening Pain
A 75-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with a three-day history of abdominal pain. She does not recall eating anything unusual....