A Case Of A Young Man With Extremity Paresthesias
A Case Of A Young Man With Extremity Paresthesias

A 29-year-old male with no significant past medical history presents to the emergency department for evaluation of progressive numbness and burning sensation to his bilateral hands and feet. He reports the symptoms have become so severe that he has started to have difficulty using his hands. He also states that he has had difficulty ambulating at times. He endorses neck pain and intermittently experiences a sensation that feels like “shocks down my spine” with movement of his neck…

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Community EM, NeurologyMeredith HortonNeurology, Paresthesias, B12 DeficiencyComment
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