Edward is a 47-year-old male who presents to your emergency department after EMS found him wandering the streets in a disorganized state. You notice he has a nearly empty bottle of vodka in his coat pocket. The emergency physician orders a STAT dose of haloperidol (antipsychotic medication), however you suspect Edward may be experiencing symptoms […]

sthma Case Study 16 year old Ben is seen in the emergency room for the complaint of “difficulty breathing”. He could not get enough air to speak in complete sentences. During your initial assessment, he states he has been short of breath for the last week and it has progressively gotten worse. His has a […]

Frank is a 50-year-old lawyer who was brought to your emergency department by EMS. Frank’s family had not seen or heard from him for the past week. On arrival to the emergency department, a healthcare aide found five small circular pills in Frank’s right shoe. Frank presents with anxiety, nausea, occasional vomiting, diaphoresis, and fever. […]

Taiko, a 53-year-old Japanese woman presents with an 18-month history of intermittent faecal incontinence. She has approximately three accidents/week. Physical activity often precipitates an episode, and she wears absorbent pads. Due to embarrassment, she has curtailed her social and professional activities. There is no history of rectal surgery and no neurologic symptoms. She has three […]

A 10-month-old male patient is evaluated for a rash. The caregiver notes that he had a high temperature up to 103.5 degrees Fahrenheit prior to the development of the rash, but on examination he is afebrile. He also has a history of cough and rhinorrhea for 3 days. Examination reveals a fine macular rash on […]

of Edward is a 42-year-old patient admitted to a medical/surgical unit. Edward has recently had surgery. Since post-op, Edward has presented as confused and disoriented but not agitated. Edward repeatedly tries to walk off the unit. Edward’s nurse wants to use the least amount of restraint and suggests the following actions: a. The treating physician […]

Amber is a 25-year-old college student who recently broke her leg, both the tibia and fibula, while snowboarding. She had extensive surgery to fix her broken bones but is still experiencing quite a bit of pain. It has been only two weeks since she had her surgery, and she is wondering if the medications the […]

Khuyen Nguyen, a 62-year-old female, visits her primary care physician. Her blood pressure is 180/90. She has a history of heart failure for which she takes a diuretic along with digoxin 0.125mg every day. She is diagnosed with hypertension at today’s visit. When the physician leaves the examination room, Khuyen has many questions for the […]

Ohanzee Tucker, a 65-year-old male, comes to the office for a sick visit. He has a medical history of gouty arthritis and is taking probenecid (Benemid). He tells the staff he has had flank pain since the day before. He rates his pain as a 7 on a scale of 0 to 10. He also […]

A 4-month-old child presents for a well-child visit. The child is somewhat irritable but calms down in the caregiver’s arms. The child is afebrile. The caregiver reports that the child is teething and has been somewhat irritable all morning. Which of the following statements about teething is correct? A. Teething generally begins around 4-6 months, […]