A 68-year-old male with a history of poorly controlled diabetes presents to the ED with increasing right-sided ear and facial pain, swelling, and difficulty hearing for two weeks. He says the pain is worse at night and when he is chewing. Today, he noticed his right face looked swollen and he had ...
A 24-year-old male presents to the ED from a mixed marital arts competition after being struck on the side of the right head by a fist earlier today. The patient denies any loss of consciousness, neck pain, vomiting, or use of blood thinners. His vital signs include BP 133/82, HR 76, T 97.5, RR 15, ...
A 70-year-old female with a past medical history of osteoporosis, atrial fibrillation, and hypertension presents with acute thoraco-lumbar back pain after a ground-level fall. She is stable, but she does have pain at the T-12/L-1 region of her back. She has full motor strength and sensory function...
A 22-year-old female presents with three days of vaginal bleeding. She has soaked through multiple pads and has passed clots. She endorses some lightheadedness but no syncope. Her last period was two weeks ago. She has no known past medical history, does not use hormonal contraception, and is sexu...
A 58-year-old female presents with severe headache and nausea. Her symptoms started shortly after leaving the office of her pain management doctor, where she had an epidural steroid injection to alleviate her chronic back pain approximately 30 minutes before she arrived in the ED. The patient denies...
A 30-year-old male with history of IVDU presents with fever. He reports last drug use was one hour prior to arrival and admits to reusing the same cotton filter on multiple occasions. He denies recent cough, chest pain, shortness of breath, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. VS include T...
A 67-year-old female with past medical history of hypertension presents with acute onset of chest pain without associated symptoms. She describes the pain as left-sided, non-radiating, and 9/10 in severity. On exam, vital signs are normal. She is clutching her chest and is in acute distress due to ...
A 64-year-old male presents to the ED with shortness of breath and abdominal pain. He is hypotensive and hypoxic. He has a history of heart transplant in 2014 but has not followed up for several years.
