Read the following cases and let us know how you would care for these two patients in the comments box below.
Case 1: A 50-year-old man presents with fever for 3 days. He is an immigrant from Nigeria, but has resided in the United States for a decade. Ten days ago, he visited his family in a rural part of his homeland. He complains of fever, chills, and vomiting. His only medication was chloroquine, which was prescribed by his primary care physician prior to his trip. You recall reading something about increased resistance to one of the antimalarial medications in certain countries, but you can?t remember the specifics. A nurse brings you an ominous-looking ECG from EMS, just as you?re attempting to recall where to look up that information…
Case 2: A 35-year-old woman presents with fever and malaise for 1 day. While taking her blood pressure, she is noted to have petechiae on the ipsilateral arm. She says she recently returned from a trip to Puerto Rico. You have heard that there is a current outbreak of dengue on the island, but you have never seen the disease before, so you need to quickly assess whether your patient has dengue and how to manage her disease…
Our answers will be posted on May 12. Thanks in advance for participating!
Last Updated on January 26, 2023
