Tick Bite Tachycardia

The patient is a 61 year old male with a past medical history notable for hypertension, who presented for evaluation after a syncopal episode. The patient reported ongoing headaches for the past two days that persisted despite over the counter medications. The headache was not sudden onset or thunderclap. He denied numbness, weakness or visual changes. He also had a poor appetite. The patient denied trauma or head injury and was not on anticoagulation medication.

Care in Custody: Patients Brought to the Emergency Department by Law Enforcement

Emergency Medicine, Education, Law Enforcement, Medical EducationLiz Terry-KantorMay 28, 2026#lawenforcement, #police, #policy, #training, #incarceration, #vulnerablepopulations, #disparities, #autonomyComment

Septic Arthritis vs. Transient Synovitis: A Clinical Guide for the ED

In the foreground, a person is seated on the edge of a low, green-painted concrete or plastic structure, possibly a curb, planter border, or playground feature…

Obstructive Hydrocephalus Due to Intraventricular Neurocystircercosis

A 21-year-old Spanish-speaking gentleman presented to the emergency department with the chief complaint of abdominal pain. It quickly became apparent that the abdominal pain was not his chief concern and he was most bothered by three days of waxing and waning headache.

Solve[nt]ing The Mystery: A Case of Methanol Poisoning

Toxicology cases can be some of the more challenging cases that present to the emergency department (ED). Often the patient is altered or there is minimal history available. Many cases involve the combination of more than one toxic ingestion or exposure which can lead to a complex clinical picture.

Education, Emergency Medicine, ToxicologyJake GruberOctober 16, 2025Emergency Medicine, Toxicology, methanolComment

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