A 53-year-old male with a PMH of GERD presents to the emergency department with eye pain, photophobia, and vision loss after getting popped in the eye by a broken bungee cord. He believes the tip of the cord came around “like a whip” and struck him directly on the eye…
Read MoreShe goes to see the patient, a 27 year old male with no past medical history who spent the afternoon surfing. He was walking back to his car barefoot and stepped on something that made him jump. He has no idea what it could be but “it’s still in there doc!” …
Read MoreA 24-year-old female with a past medical history of polycystic ovarian syndrome and urinary tract infections, who presented to the emergency department (ED) via urgent care with acute on chronic worsening abdominal pain and a cystic structure in the pelvis on computed tomography (CT) scan…
Read MoreA 26 year-old with no significant past medical history presents with two days of abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. She describes the pain as a 4/10, “crampy” and diffuse, located in the lower abdomen. She is not experiencing any nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, dysuria, or increase in urinary frequency or urgency. Her last menstrual period was approximately 7-8 weeks ago and she has a history of regular periods. She has no history of STIs, prior surgeries or pregnancies, and is uncertain whether she desires pregnancy currently…
Read MoreA 58-year-old woman with a past medical history significant for hypertension and hyperlipidemia presents to the Emergency Department with 3 days of dyspnea. She also endorses non exertional pleuritic chest pain, chills, and malaise that started on the morning of her presentation. Vital signs were notable for tachycardia of 110 beats per minute and an oxygen saturation of 93% on room air, but were otherwise normal. Physical exam revealed clear lung fields bilaterally and was otherwise unremarkable…
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