A 64-year-old male presents to the ED with the acute onset of profound right-sided motor weakness…
Category: What’s Your Diagnosis
“Troubling headache….” Case Conclusion
Your second patient was more concerning. Although she had a known primary headache disorder, she described…
Troubling headache….
Your first patient of the day is a 46-year-old female with a history of migraine headaches…
“Afebrile patient with a swollen knee…” Case Conclusion
The Conclusion Is… You remembered from your evidence-based review of the literature that there is no…
Afebrile patient with a swollen knee…
A middle-aged man with diabetes and hypertension has been waiting patiently to be seen, with a…
“Something doesn’t add up…” Case Conclusion
The Conclusion Is… A subdural or epidural hematoma would have to be extensive to cause hemiparesis,…
Something doesn’t add up…
A 29-year-old woman is brought in by EMS after a motor vehicle accident in which she…
“A case of Rhabdomyolysis?” Case Conclusion
The Conclusion Is… The patient had clearly developed pneumonia, which was unsuccessfully treated from the previous…
A case of Rhabdomyolysis…
A nurse informs you of a new patient who ?just doesn?t look well.? You assess the…