Board Review
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62-year-old female PMHx H
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Courtney Martin, DO
Board Review: Potpourri
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You’re working in the ED on a warm spring day and a 22 year-old female is brought in by EMS for respiratory distress. She has a past medical history of Asthma and Depression. She has been compliant with medications at home. While you are starting her on duo-nebs and placing an IV to give steroids, you look at her home medication list and see Flucticasone (Flovent). Which category of asthma do you suspect this patient has based of her medications?
A. Intermittent
B. Mild Persistent
C. Moderate Persistent
D. Severe Persistent
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Neck Trauma
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Dr. Courtney Martin, D.O, discusses blunt and penetrating neck trauma.
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Board Review: Internal Medicine
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A 43 year old woman with a history of metastatic breast cancer treated with radiation and chemotherapy presents to the emergency department with complaints of productive cough, blo
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Board Review: Internal Medicine
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A 31 year-old male presents to the Emergency Department with fatigue and myalgias that have been worsening over the past two days.
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Board Review: Cardiology
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A 17 year-old male presents to the Emergency Department with palpitations and shortness of breath that started suddenly one hour ago while driving with his friends. No prior medical/surgical history. Patient denies any drugs, alcohol, tobacco use. On your exam, he appears short of breath. Heart rate is regular and tachycardic.
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Board Review: Cardiology
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50 year old male with PMHx HTN, DM, CAD with multiple prior stents presenting with SOB and fatigue.
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Board Review: Cardiology
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A 72 year old female presents to the Emergency Department with shortness of breath for the past two days. She has a past medical history of HTN and hypothyroidism.
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