Your patient is a 25-year-old male with a right hand laceration presenting the day after a “fight.” The patient says that he doesn’t remember what happened because he and his friends were drinking but thinks that he might have gotten into a fight the preceding night…
Read MoreA 53-year-old woman with a past medical history of hypertension arrived to the Emergency Department with left arm pain shortly after a mechanical fall on an outstretched hand…
Read MoreA 52 year old male with a history of type 2 DM presented to the ED with right shoulder pain after a fall while stepping off a bus. The patient noted that he was unable to range the shoulder. Vitals were significant for HR of 104, otherwise unremarkable. On examination, the patient had a flattened shoulder with a “squared-off” appearance, a prominent acromion with the elbow flexed, and the arm held in slight abduction…
Read More“This video demonstrates proper technique for performing a hematoma block prior to reducing a distal radius fracture…”
Read MoreRead the HPI and think about the questions on the title slide before watching the video. Put yourself at the bedside of this patient and form your own diagnostic and management plan. Designed to help you actually rehearse what you’re going to say and do at the bedside of a sick patient, keep tuning in each week for the same format but new and high yield Emergency Medicine pearls…
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