Brady Pregerson, MD, Author at Clinical Advisor

Clinical Challenge: Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, and Nausea

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September 28, 2022

A woman in her mid-40s presents to the emergency department with a history of nausea and pleuritic-like chest pain. Can you make the diagnosis?

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Clinical Challenge: Generalized Epigastric Pain and Syncope

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Brady Pregerson, MD

August 17, 2022

A woman in her mid-50s presents to the emergency department with a history of nonradiating epigastric pain that began 36 hours ago. The patient notes that the pain has become more generalized. Can you make the diagnosis?

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Clinical Challenge: Acute Left Lower Quadrant Pain

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Brady Pregerson, MD

July 18, 2022

A man in his mid-40s comes to the emergency department with left lower quadrant abdominal pain that is getting worse. Can you make the diagnosis?

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Clinical Challenge: Bilateral Blurry Vision

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Brady Pregerson, MD

June 1, 2022

A man in his late 40s comes to the emergency department with a complaint of blurry vision that lasted for approximately 20 minutes before returning to normal. The loss of focused vision affected both eyes. Can you make the diagnosis?

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Clinical Challenge: Shoulder Injury

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Brady Pregerson, MD

May 11, 2022

A 22-year-old man presents to an emergency department for evaluation of right shoulder pain. Can you make the diagnosis?

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Clinical Challenge: Painful Red Eye

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Brady Pregerson, MD

April 21, 2022

A man in his early 30s presents to the emergency department for evaluation of a painful red eye that has been present for the past 10 days. Can you make the diagnosis?

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Clinical Challenge: Bilateral Itchy, Watery Eyes

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Brady Pregerson, MD

March 17, 2022

A 22-year-old woman presents to urgent care for evaluation of a rash around both eyes. The patient notes that the rash is accompanied by slight tearing of the eyes and runny nose. Can you make the diagnosis?

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Clinical Challenge: Lower Limb Weakness

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Brady Pregerson, MD

February 2, 2022

A man in his 80s presents to the emergency department with new left leg numbness that started while eating breakfast an hour ago. Read how this case unfolded.

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Clinical Challenge: Cough, Fever, in Person Who Vapes

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Brady Pregerson, MD

January 20, 2022

A 16-year-old adolescent presents to the emergency department with a 3-day history of vomiting, tactile fevers, and mild headache that went away 2 days earlier. When specifically questioned, she acknowledges a slight cough but has no shortness of breath or chest pain. Read how this case unfolded.

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Clinical Challenge: Generalized Weakness and Dehydration

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Brady Pregerson, MD

November 30, 2021

A 63-year-old man with a history of thyroid cancer presents to the emergency department with a 4-day history of generalized weakness and lack of interest in food or drink. Read how this case unfolded.

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