Is crotalidae immune F(ab’)2 (equine) antivenom (Fab2AV) better than crotalidae immune polyvalent Fab (bovine) antivenom (FabAV) in preventing late hemotoxicity in patients who have been bitten and envenomated by rattlesnakes?
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A 64-year-old male with a history of hypertension, glaucoma, and central retinal vein occlusion presents to the emergency department in August with 2 weeks of progressively worsening, non-radiating abdominal pain. He describes feeling something “stuck” in his upper abdomen. He developed a dry cough around the same time as the abdominal pain and finds that coughing exacerbates the pain…
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A 69-year-old female with a history of hypertension presents to the ED with near syncope. She had been walking around Newport on a hot day with her family when she began to feel lightheaded. Her family noted that she appeared pale and diaphoretic. She did not lose consciousness but she continued to feel weak and was brought to the emergency department…
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A 57-year-old female presents to the emergency department with fatigue and weakness that have been worsening over a period of several months. She has a past medical history of chronic daily alcohol use, coagulation disorder with increased INR, and anxiety. She does not like to see physicians and has not been to her primary care doctor in several years, but decided to come in today because her fatigue and weakness have become too severe…
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The goal of this post is to give you a systematic approach to a pediatric patient with lymphadenopathy. The differential is broad and the etiology ranges from benign to life threatening, and is most commonly benign. As such, to be a successful emergency room practitioner, it is vital to have a defined approach and know when to tune into high risk features…
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