Ortho Dx: Leg Pain and Numbness
A 33-year-old man presents with pain and numbness in the lateral expect of his lower left leg that has persisted for several months.
Clinical Challenge
Case Study: Elbow and Biceps Pain After a Fall
An elderly man presents to the emergency department with elbow and biceps pain after falling on the stairs.
Case Study: Worsening Dyspnea in a Pregnant Woman
A 32-year-old woman, diagnosed several months earlier with pulmonary arterial hypertension, presented to the emergency department with dyspnea and near syncopal episodes.
Case Study: Chest Pain and Shortness of Breath in a Patient with Colorectal Cancer
A 64-year-old woman who was recently diagnosed with colorectal cancer is brought to the emergency department with substernal chest pain and shortness of breath.
A faster heart rate and numbness: Is the patient having a heart attack?
A 30-year-old woman presents with an increased heart rate, shortness of breath, and tingling in her right arm.
Shaky, jerky eyes in an 8-week-old infant
An 8-week-old infant, presents to primary care with bilateral “shaky, jerky eyes.”
Case Study: Fever and low platelets
A 66-year-old woman with a history of sarcoidosis and hypertension presents to the emergency department for 4 days with right-sided abdominal pain, vomiting, fever, and mild diarrhea without blood.
Case Study in Urgent Care: Head injury
A 71-year-old man is brought to the emergency department by his family after he tripped and fell in his backyard 30 minutes before presentation.
Case Study: Chest pain radiating into the neck
A 44-year-old man presents to his local urgent care clinic for chest pain radiating up into his neck that is gradually getting worse.
Case Study: Fever and malaise after international travel
A patient is admitted to the emergency department with complaints of fever, vomiting, headache, back pain, and chills.
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