This post from Kriti Gupta and Nessy Dahan covers pediatric oncologic emergencies.

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, ...

An 18-year-old female presents to the ED for abdominal pain. The pain began the day prior in the “middle of her stomach,” but is now “lower to the right” and associated with rigors and anorexia. She denies new sexual partners, dysuria, or vaginal discharge, and her last menses was 1 week pri...

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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...

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