pulling apart cases from the ED...
the case.
A 34 year old male is bought to your ED with reduced level of consciousness. He was at a restaurant having dinner with family & friends when he excused himself to use the bathroom. They found him 15 minutes later slumped near the toilet – unconscious and barely breathing. [Read more…]
the case.
a 64 year old female presents to your Emergency Department at midnight with acute severe abdominal pain. [Read more…]
the case.
a 59 year old male presents to ED at 2am with a two week history of progressive back pain. He is worried because it is worsening in severity and now radiates to the left flank & left-lower quadrant. [Read more…]
the case.
76 year old male presents to ED with 2 hours of retrosternal chest pain. He is clammy, diaphoretic & looks miserable.
the case.
a 62 year old female presents to ED with breathlessness & chest pain. [Read more…]
the case.
Previously well 64 year male presents to ED with 90 minutes of retrosternal chest pain after riding his bike.
This is his ECG…. [Read more…]