A 32-year-old male presents to the ED with penile pain. He states he was having sexual intercourse when he heard a loud pop, followed by sharp pain and immediate loss of erection. His vitals are HR 107, BP 128/46, RR 19, and T 37.2C. What is your diagnosis, and what diagnostic study would you order if there was blood at the meatus?
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A 70-year-old male with diabetes, coronary artery disease, and one-vessel CABG presents with palpitations and angina for one day. He is in no acute distress. His vital signs include BP 148/96, HR 150, RR 18, SpO2 96%, and T 37.2C. His EKG reveals atrial flutter.
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A 4-year-old vaccinated male is brought to the ED by his parents for 3 days of hematuria and abdominal pain. They present now because he refuses to ambulate. He has a rash on his legs that family attributes to playing outside in the grass. His vital signs include HR 135, RR 20, and temperature of 37.9 C. His abdomen is diffusely tender, and he has red, raised papules on the buttocks and lower legs. What is the diagnosis, and what is the most common gastrointestinal complication?