Cardiology
Oligoanalgesia
A CASE: A 40 y/o black homeless man presents with difficulty walking secondary to extreme left lower extremity pain. On exam, the patient is afebrile, HR 105, RR 20, BP 120/65. His extremity is swollen, warm, erythematous and extremely tender…
Case of the Month #8, Presentation
CC: A 60 yo Abe Simpson (father of homer) with a past medical history of htn and anxiety presents to your ED for severe epigastric abdominal pain… HPI: While straining during a bowel movement earlier, the patient suddenly…
Save of the Month! January 2015
Welcome to Save of the Month! where each month we recognize a resident who went above and beyond to make a great save in the ED. Nominations are solicited from the faculty each block and we pick one (or two!) resident…
Just another case of vomiting? By Dr Subramaniam
A 14 year old boy is brought in by his mother on Saturday at 9.00am because he woke her up at 6.00am vomiting clear liquid and complaining of lower abdominal pain. You start taking the history from the young man,…
EM-CCM: Carbon Monoxide and Cyanide Poisoning
EM-CCM Conference 1/21/15 Fire Exposure/Injuries Presented by: Dr. Danica Gomes Summary by: Dr. Kaycie Corburn The Case: 60 yo F unknown PMH BIBEMS from a house fire. There were known fatalities at this house fire. The patient was being ventilated…