Domestic Violence and the Emergency Department Patient
Domestic Violence and the Emergency Department Patient

A 25-year-old woman with a past medical history of anxiety presents to the emergency department with right sided chest pain. She describes approximately two hours prior to arrival, she tripped in the bathroom while bathing her child, striking the right side of her chest on the tub. She denies head strike or loss of consciousness, shortness of breath or abdominal pain…

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Community EM, Legal, Public Health, Social EM, Harm ReductionKatie MillerDomestic Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Elder AbuseComment
Molar Pregnancy: Diagnosis of Hydatidiform Mole Using Bedside Emergency Ultrasound
Molar Pregnancy: Diagnosis of Hydatidiform Mole Using Bedside Emergency Ultrasound

A 41-year-old G1P0 female at 7 weeks gestation presents to the emergency department (ED) with 3 days of mild lower abdominal cramping and intermittent vaginal spotting. Nothing makes the cramps better or worse and the spotting randomly occurs throughout the day. She rates the cramping at a 7/10 and describes it as “bad period cramps.” She has no other symptoms and is nervous that “something is wrong with the baby”…

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Ultrasound, OB/GynMeggie CookUltrasound, Molar pregnancyComment