What prompted her emergency department visit was the onset of a right sided facial droop which began about eight hours prior to arrival. She was unable to fully close her right eye and noticed drooping at the corner of her lip. She denied shortness of breath or difficulty breathing. The patient noted that she had a diarrheal illness several weeks prior to the onset of the symptoms. …
Read MoreShe goes to see the patient, a 27 year old male with no past medical history who spent the afternoon surfing. He was walking back to his car barefoot and stepped on something that made him jump. He has no idea what it could be but “it’s still in there doc!” …
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…
Read MoreA 12 year old male presents to the ED from an outside hospital (OSH) after accidentally ingesting 3 ‘buckyballs‘ while playing with a toy just prior to arrival…
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