A 46-year-old male with no past medical history presents to the ED via ambulance after crashing his bicycle. He was traveling at 25 mph when a dog ran out in front of him, causing him to swerve and fall onto his left side. He was helmeted and did not lose consciousness…
Read MoreA 51-year-old male with no past medical history presents to the ED with wrist pain after a fall. Earlier today, he lost his balance and fell down 12 stairs, landing on his outstretched hand. He has had increasing swelling of the radial aspect of his left wrist as well as extreme pain with movement. He did not strike his head or lose consciousness, and reports no other injuries…
Read MoreA 33-year-old male presents to the ED with ongoing left lower extremity pain and a few days of malaise. He has a history of bipolar I disorder, as well as chronic alcohol, tobacco and marijuana use. He first presented to his primary care doctor six days ago with erythema and pain over the left medial malleolus. At that time he had no other symptoms and physical exam was otherwise unremarkable. He was treated for presumed cellulitis with doxycycline, which he took at half of the prescribed dose due to a miscommunication with his doctor…
Read MoreA 57-year-old female presents to the emergency department with fatigue and weakness that have been worsening over a period of several months. She has a past medical history of chronic daily alcohol use, coagulation disorder with increased INR, and anxiety. She does not like to see physicians and has not been to her primary care doctor in several years, but decided to come in today because her fatigue and weakness have become too severe…
Read MoreA 55 year-old-male presents to the emergency department complaining of dizziness…
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