A 25-year-old male without significant past medical history presented to the emergency department with severe bilateral eye pain, as well as associated “gritty” feeling in his eyes. At the onset of symptoms, he also had photophobia and tearing...
Read MoreA 72 year old female with past medical history significant for B-cell lymphoma, cervical cancer, malignant splenic rupture, prior streptococcal sepsis, fibrocystic breast dysplasia, hypertension, TIA, carotid artery stenosis, osteoporosis, and generalized anxiety disorder presents to the Emergency Department with a chief complaint of uncontrolled bleeding from the site of a right breast biopsy…
Read MoreA 21-month-old male presented to the emergency department with right upper extremity pain after a fall from a chair. He was initially discharged after unrevealing x-rays of the right upper extremity. However, after being discharged, the patient and his mother were called back in to the emergency department after an attending pediatric radiologist overread the xrays and identified a posterior fat pad…
Read MoreA 45-year-old male presents to the emergency department with a chief complaint of a fishhook injury. He was fishing on the beach this morning and caught a large fish. When he attempted to unhook the fish, he accidentally embedded the fishhook into his left hand. He attempted to remove the hook unsuccessfully prior to arrival. His tetanus status is…
Read MoreA 60-year-old man with a history of hypertension and smoking presents to the medical center with chest pain. Over the weekend, he developed chest pain while cleaning out his gutters that resolved with rest. This morning, he was working at his computer when he developed chest pain radiating to his left arm. It has since resolved, but he presents to the clinic for evaluation. An EKG obtained on arrival is unremarkable, but he soon develops chest pain again…
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