A 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…
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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 MoreA 3 year-old male presents to the pediatric emergency department with leg pain. Prior to arrival, the patient had been at daycare and was found crying, reporting pain to his right leg. The daycare staff denied any specific trauma and noted that he had been playing happily throughout the morning. His parents were understandably concerned and dad reported that this had been his fourth visit to the emergency department for fractures since he started walking at 12 months of age…
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