This case involves an eight-year-old female patient who presented to the ER with a two-day history of severe abdominal pain. She had a past medical history significant for developmental delay and difficulties feeding. The patient underwent surgery to place a…
This case involves a sixteen-year-old male patient who was being treated for diabetic ketoacidosis. He presented to the emergency room with complaints of a sore throat and vomiting. After an initial evaluation, the patient was found to have a blood glucose…
This case involves a six-month-old infant who was diagnosed with group B strep meningitis. Due to respiratory distress, the patient required intubation and a tracheotomy. For several months, the patient received constant nursing home care while a ventilator assisted his…
This case involves a seventy-seven-year-old woman with a medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and infrequent palpitations who presented to the hospital with an acute onset of slurred speech. The patient arrived outside of the window period for the administration of…
This OR operations case involves a fifty-eight-year-old female patient who presented to the ER complaining of multiple episodes of daily, non-bilious, non-bloody vomiting, along with generalized abdominal pain. The patient was diagnosed with an intestinal obstruction and was taken to the…
This case involves a seven-year-old female who presented to the ER with abdominal pain. She had a medical history significant for developmental delay and, several months prior, required the placement of an intravenous total parenteral nutrition feeding tube (TPN). The…
This special care dentistry case involves a 23-year-old female patient that presented to her dentist with complaints of a cracked tooth and severe tooth pain. The dentist advised her that her molar teeth needed removal and on that visit, she had…
This case involves a 5-year-old female who presented to the ER with abdominal pain. She had a past medical history significant for developmental delay and required an intravenous total parenteral nutrition feeding tube placement (TPN) several months prior. The patient…
This case involves a 79-year-old patient who underwent a knee reconstruction surgery. Before the surgery, the patient was in good health for a man of his age. While in the hospital during a rehab session, the patient complained of nausea…
