After establishing hemodynamic stability with your motor vehicle collision patient, you considered the potential for masking…
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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…
Treating Stroke…
A 64-year-old male presents to the ED with the acute onset of profound right-sided motor weakness…
“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,…