A 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 24-year-old healthy male presented to the emergency department (ED) with right ankle pain…
Read MoreA 3-year-old female is brought into the Emergency Department for left arm pain. She was at the park earlier today when she suddenly ran towards the street - her father pulled her back by the arm and felt a slight “click”…
Read MoreWatch this video for a detailed description of the recognition and emergency management of a distal radius fracture.
Read MoreA TAE occurs when a lesion extends into the joint capsule of the elbow, contaminating the articular space of a joint and increasing risk of infection. Patients typically present to the ED as a trauma (such as an motor vehicle collision or gunshot wound). Early identification of TAEs allows for timely washout and debridement. Inadequately identified and managed TAEs increase patients’ risks of septic arthritis, decreased mobility, chronic pain, and mortality [1]…
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