UOTW #36

61 yo female with no previous medical history presenting with nausea, vomiting and epigastric pain that began approximately 4 hours after eating at a mexican restaurant. Vital signs showed sinus tachycardia and mild hypoxia with the patient sating 92% on room air.  Abdominal ultrasound was performed, identifying a normal gallbladder. However, due to the patients […]

UOTW #35

The patient is a 73 year old female with a history of remote aortic aneurysm repair who presents with complaints of dizziness, near syncope and a fall one hour PTA.  The patient has mild dementia and is unable to give further history.

UOTW #33

The patient is a 65 y/o female who presents from home with severe shortness of breath, weakness and confusion per EMS.  Family is enroute, EMS has no further history at this time.  Vitals: 78/30, 140, 28, 82% RA, 99.6F.  What is the diagnosis and treatment?

UOTW #31

The patient is an 11 year old male who was leaving soccer practice when his family witnessed him suddenly collapse.  He was then noted to have left sided hemiparesis associated with a headache and nausea/vomiting, and was airlifted to your emergency department.  Noncontrast CT of the brain was negative, but CTA revealed a complete proximal right […]

UOTW #29

4 month old previously healthy male presents with respiratory distress. He had a nonproductive cough the day before he was admitted. The day of admission he had decreased PO intake, lethargy, increased WOB. Patient had no primary care but had his 2 month vaccines from the health department. He was found to have profound respiratory […]