This case involves an overweight 55-year-old woman who was admitted to the hospital with complaints of chest pain. On the same day, she underwent aortic valve replacement and coronary bypass surgery. An IV was started in her arm and remained…
This case involves a woman who sustained serious injuries after being mistakenly attacked by a police dog. The woman was bitten in her left leg and was left with open wounds and a fractured ankle. Several weeks later, she developed…
This case involves a 6-month-old baby who developed uneven pupils. The baby was taken to the emergency room and was noted to have a less reactive left eye as well as mild left ptosis. A fundus exam revealed that the…
This case involves a 36-year-old male patient who presented to his primary care physician with headaches. The patient was found to have papilledema optic disc swelling caused by intracranial pressure. The patient was immediately referred to a neuro-ophthalmologist for further…
This case involves a 66-year-old female patient with a past medical history of an abdominal aortic aneurysm following a stent graft placement and a recent diagnosis of gout who presented to the emergency department with acute back pain. The emergency medicine physician…
This case involves a female patient who suffered a range of complications following the delayed diagnosis of a brain infection. The patient presented his primary care physician with symptoms of chest and arm pain. Over the course of the next…
This case involves an elderly female patient living in a nursing home who began experiencing symptoms of a heart attack. Although the facility staff was aware of the patient’s symptoms, they waited nearly an hour to call for emergency transport. Once…
This case involves a male patient in his 60s who had a past medical history of respiratory issues who underwent a cervical discectomy fusion to treat spinal cord compression. Immediately following the surgery, the patient complained of difficulty breathing, throat…
The patient underwent a difficult primary low segment C-section, during which the surgeon noted the uterus was scarred and sclerosed. On the first day after her surgery, the patient’s white blood cell count was noted to be 3.2 with…
