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Case of the Week - 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

Posted to Cases (Weblog) by Rob on 09-15-2008
Case of the Week - 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 and erythema of the digit. There is no evidence of...

Posted to Cases (Weblog) by Rob on 06-03-2008
May 2008 Challenge

A 22-year-old right-hand dominant male with known retained glass foreign bodies (fb) in his for two months duration. The patient has seen several hand surgeons and told it would be best to leave the fb's alone. The patient presents to the ED stating he can no longer perform his job duties due to...

Posted to EMsono Challenge (Weblog) by Rob on 05-13-2008
Case of the Week - 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 knee effusion. His x-rays are negative for fracture...

Posted to Cases (Weblog) by Rob on 02-19-2008
February 2008 EMsono Challenge

A 40-year-old female presents with non-traumatic left hand pain. Patient is right-hand dominant and has no significant PMH. Pt states she is unemployed and did not do anything that could have caused this pain. On examination, her vital signs are stable and she is afebrile. She has swelling on the dorsal...

Posted to EMsono Challenge (Weblog) by Rob on 02-14-2008
Case of the Week - 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 ankle with several puncture wounds noted medially...

Posted to Cases (Weblog) by Rob on 10-30-2007
Case of the Week - 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 good passive range of motion but it causes moderate...

Posted to Cases (Weblog) by Rob on 03-14-2007
Case of the Week - 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 swelling. You perform an evaluation of the posterior...

Posted to Cases (Weblog) by Rob on 01-03-2007

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