Posts tagged Emergency Medicine
Treatment of Psychosomatic Pain in the Emergency Department with Sub-dissociative Dose Ketamine

Psychosomatic pain is a common Emergency Department (ED) complaint that may often frustrate both patients and providers. While patients struggle to find relief, providers may struggle to produce it using conventional modalities available in the ED. Significant functional impairment may be present, prompting high resource utilization, increased costs, and inappropriate medical investigations…

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Tummy Troubles & Twists: Exploring Pediatric Abdominal Pain and Ovarian Torsion

A 14-year-old female presented to the Pediatric Emergency Department (PED) with one week of intermittent right lower quadrant (RLQ) abdominal pain. The pain was sudden, sharp, and moderate to severe in intensity, but it spontaneously resolved and was not present at the time of evaluation. She reported no urinary symptoms, and the pain…

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