the case.
a 43 year old male presents to your ED with a three day history of severe epigastric pain and recurrent vomiting. He has now become increasingly breathless and is complaining of severe retrosternal chest pain.
pulling apart cases from the ED...
the case.
a 43 year old male presents to your ED with a three day history of severe epigastric pain and recurrent vomiting. He has now become increasingly breathless and is complaining of severe retrosternal chest pain.
the case.
a 29-year old female with a past history of anorexia nervosa, polycystic ovarian syndrome, chronic back pain and analgesic abuse presents to the Emergency Department. She describes 3 days of bilateral ankle and facial swelling. She tells you that she has been taking ‘lots of painkillers’ for her back pain. [Read more…]