…Approximately 24 hours after the initial fracture, while in the operating room for right hip hemi-arthroplasty complicated by an iatrogenic fracture, he became hypotensive and hypoxemic…
Read MoreA 56 year-old right hand dominant male presented to the emergency department with weakness in his bilateral hands, worse on the left. For the last several months, he had been having daily neck pain and frequent occipital headaches. He had been dropping things more frequently, but noticed over the previous week that he had increasing difficulty getting dressed in the morning. He used to be very active, but began using a walker last year because of frequent falls from what he described as always “feeling off-balance”. He also endorsed intermittent tingling in all fingers of his left hand.
Read MoreAn overview of common hand injuries, including mallet finger, boxer’s fracture, and more!
Read MoreA 62 year-old obese female with residual left-sided weakness from prior CVA presented with severe ankle pain after a fall. She was getting up from the toilet when her left knee gave out and she fell with her leg trapped underneath her body. After helping her back to bed, the patient’s daughter noticed her ankle and thought “it wasn’t supposed to look like that.” …
Read MoreWhen a patient presents to the emergency department with atraumatic monoarticular arthritis, it is important to rapidly determine the etiology because septic arthritis is a medical emergency that can lead to significant morbidity and mortality…
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