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  • Case 150

    42-year-old female with non-traumatic pain to her right ankle. Her vitals are stable and she is afebrile. Her PMH is unremarkable. On exam she has isolated tenderness and swelling to the medial aspect of her ankle. You perform a focused ultrasound and...
    Published 29 Jan 2010 3:19 PM by Rob
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  • Case 145

    34-year-old male felt a pop in his right bicep after lifting a refrigerator. He has marked swelling noted of the arm and has limited ROM due to pain. You perform a focused ultrasound and note the following… Take the Case
    Published 20 Nov 2009 3:54 PM by Rob
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  • Case 128

    A 31 y.o. male presents with wrist pain and swelling on the volar aspect of the wrist. Patient has hx of IVDA and had been injecting in this area recently. Patient’s vitals are stable but he has a temp of 102.3 F. You perform a focused ultrasound...
    Published 11 Jun 2009 1:23 PM by Rob

  • Case 114

    32-year-old male with a past history of HTN and gout presents with left ankle pain for two days. The patient has no history of trauma, prior injury, or fever. His left ankle appears slightly swollen and is warm to the touch. His vitals were significant...
    Published 26 Feb 2009 8:46 AM by Rob

  • Case 105

    52-year-old male with unilateral calf pain. You do not notice a DVT from the groin to the adductor canal ... Take the case
    Published 12 Dec 2008 8:40 AM by Rob

  • Case 93

    25-year-old male presents with recurring right hand swelling three weeks after punching a glass window. You perform a focused ultrasound and note the following ... Take the Case
    Published 15 Sep 2008 8:26 AM by Rob

  • Case 78

    52-year-old laborer presents with swelling to his right middle finger two days after sustaining a puncture wound with a piece of metal. His vitals are stable and he is afebrile. His physical exam is unremarkable with the exception of fusiform swelling...
    Published 3 Jun 2008 6:27 AM by Rob

  • Case 64

    A 27-year-old male presents to the ED after injuring his right leg. He states that he tripped while running down some stairs and adds he believes he twisted his knee prior to hitting the ground at the base of the stairs. On examination, he has a large...
    Published 19 Feb 2008 6:16 AM by Rob

  • Case 53

    A 56-year-old male with PMH of chronic alcoholism and Hepatitis C presents to the ED with 2 days of right hand pain. Pt states he is not sure what happened. He remembers being in an altercation and being pushed down several steps. He adds that he is concerned...
    Published 3 Dec 2007 6:06 AM by Rob

  • Case 52

    48-year-old white male presents to ED 5 days after crush injury at work with a heavy wooden box. For the past few days he has been experiencing worsening pain, redness and swelling in this right index finger. His vital signs are stable and he is afebrile...
    Published 26 Nov 2007 6:05 AM by Rob

  • Case 49

    A 39-year-old male presents to the ED with a swollen left ankle. He states he was bit by his cat two days ago and has noted progressive pain and redness. On examination, the patient is febrile at 38.4 C and his exam reveals extensive erythema over the...
    Published 30 Oct 2007 6:03 AM by Rob

  • Case 19

    84 y.o. BF with history of HTN, CAD, CHF and A fib (on Coumadin) presents with nontraumatic right shoulder pain. Her vitals are stable and her temperature is 38.1 C. On physical examination, you note the obvious swelling of the right shoulder. She has...
    Published 14 Mar 2007 1:46 AM by Rob

  • Case 13

    17 y.o male presents stating “I need an abscess on my foot drained again.” Patient reports that about once a year he needs to get an abscess drained in the same place on his foot. He denies past trauma or known FB. Patient has no other PMH...
    Published 24 Jan 2007 1:29 AM by Rob

  • Case 10

    A 67-year-old female presents to the ED with posterior knee pain. Your resident has just completed an orthopedics rotation and is convinced that the patient has a baker’s cyst. She is moderately obese and physical examination reveals no definitive...
    Published 3 Jan 2007 1:23 AM by Rob

  • Case 8

    An 8-year-old male presents presents from the pediatric clinic with painful swelling of the right groin. He had been seen also in the clinic by pediatric surgery and he was referred to the ED for further evaluation since the diagnosis could not be made...
    Published 20 Dec 2006 1:20 AM by Rob