A 16-year-old male with presents with a gunshot wound to his chest. The patient states he was in a house when he heard gunshots. As he ran from the house he developed pain to his right upper back. He presented to the ED via a private vehicle complaining of back pain & mild shortness of breath. His...
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by
Rob
on 4 Dec 2009
Filed under: trauma, FAST, Intermediate, Pediatric, GSW
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...
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by
Rob
on 4 May 2009
Filed under: Intermediate, lung, Beginner, Pediatric, Cardiac, Pleural Effusion, Pneumothorax
5 week old male child presents with three days of non-bloody, non-bilous emesis. The mother states she feeds the child only 1 ounce at a time and he has emesis after each feeding which is "projectile". Mother denies fever, irritability, lethargy, and the patient is otherwise well. The mother...
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...
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by
Rob
on 18 Aug 2007
Filed under: Intermediate, Pregnancy, Beginner, Pediatric, Cardiac
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...
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EMsono Cases
by
Rob
on 24 Apr 2007
Filed under: Beginner, Renal, Pediatric