What's the Diagnosis? By Dr. Katie Selman
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A 12 yo F w/ past medical history of partial complex seizures and congenital hydrocephalus s/p VP shunt (last revised 2 years ago)- presents w/ to the ED with headaches.
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What's the Diagnosis? By Dr. Loran Hatch
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A 65 yo M presents to the ED after falling 10 feet off a ladder. He is complaining of R shoulder pain, but denies head trauma, LOC or other injury. An xray of the R shoulder is done. What's the diagnosis? (see below for answer)
Answer: Scapular fracture (superior border)
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What's the Diagnosis? By Dr. Katie Selman
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A 13 yo M presents to the ED c/o knee pain.
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What's the Diagnosis? By Dr. Erica Schramm
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A 20 yo M presents to the ED following a high speed motor vehicle collision where he was a restrained driver.
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What's the Diagnosis? By Dr. Loran Hatch
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A 40 yo M with a history of alcohol abuse presents to the ED with R shoulder pain after witnessed seizure like activity.
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What's the Diagnosis? By Dr. Michael Tom
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A 9 yo healthy F presents to the ED for coughing which started abruptly just prior to presenation.
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What's the Diagnosis? By Dr. Lesley Walinchus-Foster
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A 4 yo M presents to the ED with R wrist pain after a fall from the monkey bars.
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What's the Diagnosis? By Dr. Katie Selman
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A 63 yo F is brought in by EMS after being found down.
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What's the Diagnosis? By Dr. Michael Tom
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A 19 yo M presents to the ED complaining of elbow pain after running into a wall with an outstretched arm.
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What's the Diagnosis? By Dr. Loran Hatch
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A 35 yo M presents to the ED complaining of R hand pain after punching a wall in an upward motion. He denies any numbness or paresthesias. On exam, he has an obvious deformity of the dorsum of the R hand, but is neurovascularly intact. Xray is shown below. What's the diagnosis? (scroll down for answer)
Answer: Carpo-metacarpal dislocation (4th and 5th in this case)
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