Emergency Medicine
Clinical Review
Man, 56, With Wrist Pain After a Fall
A 56-year-old man experiences wrist pain and swelling after a fall. What is the connection to a recent operation he underwent?
Radiology Review
Is Chest Pain Related to Prior Fracture?
A 61-year-old man presents to your urgent care center for evaluation of “chest pain” he has been experiencing for almost four weeks. He denies any...
Clinical Review
Woman, 38, With Pulseless Electrical Activity
What was the meaning of this unexpected development in a patient who presented with dyspnea?
Radiology Review
Man with Consistent Headaches
You are called to the emergency department (ED) in reference to a patient who was sent there by radiology with a reported “brain mass” noted on...
Radiology Review
Wrist Pain After a Fall
A 90-year-old man is brought to your facility for evaluation after a fall. The patient states he was out in his yard, near his garden, when he “...
Radiology Review
Elderly Woman with Shoulder Pain
A 90-year-old woman is transferred to your facility from an outside hospital for evaluation of an intracranial hemorrhage secondary to a fall. The...
Radiology Review
Elderly Man Failed To Mention Hip Pain After Fall
An 87-year-old man is admitted to the hospital with a traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage secondary to a fall down some steps. He is taking warfarin...
Radiology Review
Severe Pain Following Car Crash
A 15-year-old girl is brought to your facility following a motor vehicle crash. She was a restrained back seat passenger in a vehicle that was...
Clinical Review
Man, 65, With Heart Failure Symptoms
A sudden experience of exertional dyspnea prompted a man to visit his primary care provider, who ordered an ECG that demonstrated low voltage...
Radiology Review
Woman With Back Pain Unable To Walk
A 63-year-old woman is transferred to your facility for evaluation of acute lower extremity paralysis. She has had ongoing back pain for the past...