A 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 MoreAn otherwise healthy 3-year-old boy presented to the emergency department, accompanied by his father, for concern of aural foreign body. The patient was playing outside near his family’s gravel driveway and the father witnessed him place a pebble in his ear…
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 MoreWatch this video for a detailed description of the recognition and emergency management of a distal radius fracture.
Read MoreKnee arthrocentesis is a crucial procedure that all emergency medicine physicians should be comfortable performing. This video from Brown Emergency Medicine covers the ins and outs of knee arthrocentesis, including indications, contraindications, and step by step instructions.
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