A 29 year old male resident presents to the local emergency department directly from the residency ski trip. He was cruising down the slopes at high speed, hit a hidden patch of ice and fell onto his right hand, hyperextending his thumb….
A 29 y/o M presents to your ED after a head-on MVC at moderate speed. The patient was driving an older automobile without airbags, and smashed his face hard against the steering wheel. He has significant facial ecchymoses and swelling, an…
39 y/o F presents to your ED after a bite from a squirrel. She was attempting to feed to squirrels in Central Park when one of them bit down hard on the index finger of her dominant hand, drawing blood. She does not report any unusual beh…
39 y/o M no significant past medical history presents with severe right sided occipital headache since this morning. The pain comes and goes, lasting a few minutes each time. He has had these headaches before, and feels that this episode…
A 25 year old male basketball player presents with R eye pain after being elbowed in the eye one hour prior to arrival. The eye is tearing and very painful, although his vision is preserved, and he feels that something may be stuck in the…
A 12 year old patient with sickle cell disease presents to the ED with painful erection x 5 hours. Urology is paged and suggests fluids, high flow oxygen, compresses to the area and exchange transfusion. They do not wish to aspirate blood…
A 56 y/o male with poorly controlled diabetes s/p multiple toe amputations presents with several days of fever and foot pain. He is tachycardic and hypotensive and appears to have an infected foot ulcer. Vascular surgery is paged, and agre…
