A 75-year-old-female with a past medical history of dementia, diaphragm dysfunction, OSA on CPAP, presents to the Emergency Department for a fall. She is not on any blood thinning medications. Patient was found in the basement by her husband who believes she tripped over her oxygen tubing…
Read MoreA 15-year-old female with a history of depression and ADHD who presents to the ED after an intentional overdose. Family notes that the patient is prescribed Prozac and Adderall, but they also found Benadryl and Ibuprofen in her room. On arrival, the patient was hypertensive to 140/82 and tachycardic…
Read MoreOn one of the last nights of my orthopedic rotation of intern year, I saw a 92-year-old lady who had fallen down two stairs at home…
Read MoreA 3-year-old male presents to a pediatric emergency department after having 6 days of fevers. Today, he is fever free. However, he is now refusing foods and even most drinks, which is why his parents brought him in. Mom had been giving ibuprofen and acetaminophen…
Read MoreA 16-year-old male with autism was brought to the emergency department after his mom found him confused and cyanotic. Patient arrived with a GCS of 14, was difficult to arouse, and had central cyanosis. Pulse oximetry read 85% despite adequate respiratory effort and clear lung sounds. The patient’s oxygen saturation did not improve despite appropriate supplemental oxygen therapy…
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