This case involves a middle aged female with a medical history of several chronic conditions, including high blood pressure, stomach ulcers, and a restricted diet. She presented to her general practitioner for an appointment complaining of sudden onset vomiting and dizziness. She…
This case takes place in Maine and involves a 70-year-old patient who suffered a severe fall. EMS noted limited motion to all of her extremities and transported the patient to the hospital at approximately 12:00 am on the day in…
This case involves a forty-three-year-old obese male with a one-month history of one-sided neck pain, headache, and elevated blood pressure.  He presented to his family physician due to elevated blood pressure, discomfort in his neck when lying on his left side,…
The patient reported tenderness in her lower ribs and lumbar spine. Examination of the rib cage revealed tenderness in the lower thoracic cavity with tenderness present throughout the length of the lumbar spine upon palpation. The physician ordered X-rays of…
This case involves a fifty-eight-year-old female patient, an adamant user of adult baby powder and other talc-based products, who underwent an ultrasound for complaints of increasing pelvic pain. The ultrasound revealed a large ovarian mass that was suspicious for malignancy.…
This case involves a fifty-nine-year-old male who presented to the ER with complaints of slurred speech, nausea, dizziness, and a brief loss of consciousness. The patient was then transferred to a tertiary care center for a suspected cerebrovascular event. However,…
This case involves a seventy-seven-year-old man who was undergoing treatment for urinary frequency, painful urination, nocturia, and hematuria. The urologist performed a cystoscopy and diagnosed the patient with an overactive bladder, interstitial cystitis, and BPH. The patient was seen every…
This case involves the failure to diagnose a hip fracture in a 49-year-old female who had recently started running and acutely developed severe groin pain. The patient was seen only by a physician assistant who performed a basic physical exam…
This case involves a 55-year-old male patient who was diagnosed with Stage II prostate cancer. Â The initial pathology reports revealed an adenocarcinoma throughout the prostate, with Gleason scores of 8 in all regions. Â A bone scan at the time revealed…
