2-year-old male admitted to the PICU. 2 hours later he began to worsen and the patient was intubated and a central line was placed. The patient worsens immediately after the central line and an ultrasound is performed to evaluate for a pneumothorax due to decreased breath sounds on the patient’s...
A 15 y.o. hispanic female presents to the ED 4 days after delivery of her first child with difficulty breathing and edema. Her prenatal course was complicated by preeclampsia but she had an uneventful delivery and was discharged home on postpartum day number 2. She noticed swelling in her legs since...
A 7-year-old black female presents with severe right mid-abdominal tenderness that started at school and was associated with several episodes of vomiting. She was transported to the ED via EMS. On exam, the child was in obvious distress due to pain and did not want you to touch her abdomen. Her vitals...
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 with certainty by clinical examination. The patient...