- Aug 6th, 2020
- Ryan Lynch
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- Aug 1st, 2020
- David Ediger
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A 40-year-old female presents to your Emergency Department with three days of pain and swelling in her right index finger. On exam, her right index finger is diffusely swollen, erythematous, and held in flexion. There is a punctate wound on the dorsal finger distal to the  DIP. She has significant tenderness to palpation of the flexor compartment of the finger and pain on extension. What is your next step in evaluation and treatment?
- Jul 30th, 2020
- Kyle Barbour
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- Jul 4th, 2020
- Shelly D. Saha
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A 28-year-old male presents to the ED with right shoulder pain after falling on an outstretched arm two hours earlier. He denies history of prior shoulder injuries. On exam, he is holding his right upper extremity in adduction and internal rotation at the shoulder. He is unable to externally rotate his shoulder due to pain, and you note prominence to the posterior shoulder on exam. What is the patient’s diagnosis? What’s the next step in your evaluation and treatment?
- Jun 25th, 2020
- Roberta J. Pritchard
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- Jun 5th, 2020
- David Ediger
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A 51-year-old male with diabetes mellitus presents with pain in his left foot, as well as fever and chills. His physical exam is notable for a 3 cm ulcer over the plantar aspect of his left first MTP joint, with surrounding warmth and erythema. Using a sterile instrument, bone was easily probed. What is your next step in evaluation and treatment?
- May 13th, 2020
- Brian Sumner
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- May 2nd, 2020
- Ryan Sumpter
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40-year-old male is brought by EMS after being struck on his left side while crossing the street by a vehicle at 20 mph. He is visibly uncomfortable, laying on his right side, and refusing to move his left leg. His left lower extremity has an obvious effusion along with localized swelling and tenderness over the lateral aspect of his knee joint. Ligament and meniscal evaluation cannot be completed due to pain on knee exam. There are no signs of neurovascular compromise on exam. What’s the next step in your evaluation and treatment?