This case involves a male musician and music teacher who lost his hearing. He presented to the emergency room complaining of dizziness and was sent for an MRI. The results came back normal and the patient was referred to his primary…
This case involves a young professional athlete who developed a bony projection on his ankle. The treating podiatrist attempted to remove the projection through minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery. During the surgery, however, the treating podiatrist created tarsal tunnel syndrome in…
This case involves a 52-year-old woman with a history of high blood pressure who presented to an urgent care center with leg numbness. A CT was conducted and sent to an off-site radiologist for review. The radiologist reported acute cerebral…
This case involves a 7-month-old male patient whose right leg was not moving with the same range of motion as the left. He was admitted for a workup, but X-rays and a skeletal survey came back negative. Although the nurse noted…
This case involves a crew member of a shipping vessel who began experiencing symptoms of vomiting, bloody discharge, and severe abdominal pain. Though her symptoms were severe, no attempt was made to see that she received emergency medical attention on shore…
This case involves a 35-year-old female patient who presented with blurry vision in her left eye after a lengthy sinus infection. The patient’s ophthalmologist diagnosed her with a swollen optic nerve and determined that the nerve would heal on its…
This case involves a 20-week preterm neonate with conflicting Apgars recorded post delivery. Following the second Apgar reading, the neonate was presumed dead and taken to a warmer. Because of the estimated gestational age, the neonate was not given any…
This case involves a healthy female patient who presented with tingling in her legs and episodes of blurry vision and eye pain. The physician suspected multiple sclerosis and performed a CT. The CT read as negative and no further workup or…
This case involves a male patient in his mid-forties with a history of asthma and a persistent cough. A chest CT was ordered and an initial pulmonary consultation gave recommendations to add inhaled steroid treatment. The patient seemed fine immediately…
