The patient with the lip swelling was able to tell you later that the medication he…
Category: Emergency Medicine
Badly Swollen Lips…
In the middle of an unusually slow evening shift, a 52-year-old black male presents to the…
“Multiple medical concerns to consider…” Case Conclusion
Your elderly patient had multiple medical concerns that required emergent evaluation. You diagnosed her with severe…
Multiple medical concerns to consider…
An 88-year-old woman with history of moderate dementia presents via ground ambulance for irritability and increased…
“4 cases, 4 head injuries…” Case Conclusion
Your 16 year-old soccer champ had no history of loss of consciousness, and while in the…
4 cases, 4 head injuries…
It’s 8 PM and you are just getting into the groove of your first in a…
“Traumatic Pain Management…” Case Conclusion
After establishing hemodynamic stability with your motor vehicle collision patient, you considered the potential for masking…
Traumatic Pain Management…
A 35-year-old female who was the restrained driver in a front-impact motor vehicle collision arrives. Her…
“Treating Stroke…” Case Conclusion
You recognized the severity of the patient’s acute ischemic stroke and responded quickly. With the knowledge…