This is a fictitious patient seen at a fictitious hospital called Janus General. Don’t believe me? I’m on staff there – see 65 yo F pmhx HTN/DM presents with worsening abdominal pain for 2 days. Pain is generalized, 10/10,…
With anywhere from 15-25% of pregnancies naturally terminating prior to the end of the first trimester, spontaneous abortions are common1. We frequently see UCG+ patients with vaginal bleeding and pain present to our ER. During my Gyn Sono rotation, I…
Here’s the xray again. Patient’s fracture was read as an ankle fracture-dislocation. Posterior dislocation of talus and tibiotalar articulation. Comminuted fractures in distal fibula, posterior malleolus and medial mallelous. Orthopedics was consulted. Several reduction attempts were made by ortho,…
Hello and welcome to the first installment of the Health Policy Mini-Fellowship blog. In May Hannah, Brenda and Dr. Foley helped lead the journal club discussion at the ACEP Leadership and Advocacy Conference (LAC) in Washington, DC. We presented an…
EM-CCM Conference on 6/18/14 Presented by Dr. Bonnie Brown Special Thanks to Dr. Gillette for his insightful comments and attendance. The Case 41 yo F pmhx Sickle Cell Disease presents 15 hours after onset of right face numbness, right arm…
