A seven-day old male presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with twelve hours of increased work of breathing. His mother reported a healthy pregnancy and spontaneous vaginal delivery. She noted they had been home for 5 days from the newborn nursery. However, overnight she found the patient had increased work of breathing and difficulty with feeds. She noted he was no longer able to finish a full feed…
Read MoreA 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…
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