The patient is an otherwise healthy 22-year-old male who presents with three weeks of cough. He has already been treated with a macrolide. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be.
Read MoreClinical Challenge: May, 2011
The patient is an otherwise healthy child, 3.5 years of age, who presents with acute pain in his right lower arm to the elbow. Examination reveals multiple fractures. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be. Resolution of the case is described on the next page.
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32-year-old patient sustains blow to chest
This 42-year-old patient suffered a blow to the chest and presents with pain but is assumed to be otherwise healthy. View the image taken and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be.
Read MoreClinical Challenge 2: April 2011
The patient is a 49-year-old woman who presents with a two-day history of chest pain and vomiting. The exam reveals no cause for alarm, and other than the primary complaint the patient is in no remarkable distress. However, you discover that she has had intestinal volvulus twice in the past. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be. Resolution of the case is described on the next …
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17-year-old boy experiencing pain from injured knee
The patient is a 17-year-old boy who presents with a ‘twisted” left knee sustained in a fall. He is able to bear weight, though it is obvious he is in pain. View the image taken and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be.
Read MoreClinical Challenge 2: March 2011
The patient is a 37-year-old woman in her second trimester of pregnancy. She presents a day after experiencing a fall, with impact to her left hip. She is walking, but with a noticeable limp. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be. Resolution of the case is described on the next page.
Read More62-year-old experiencing progressive shoulder pain
The patient is a 62-year-old who presents with a primary complaint of right shoulder pain that developed over time. The patient denies any trauma and appears well. The history and examination are unremarkable. View the image taken and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be.
Read MoreClinical Challenge: March, 2011
The patient is a 64-year-old woman who presents with sudden onset, bilateral hip pain. She otherwise appears healthy, but reveals that she has a history of breast cancer. Examination reveals nothing remarkable. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider.
Read MoreClinical Challenge: February, 2011
The patient is a 10-year-old who presents after experiencing a blow to the right elbow, with resultant pain on extension of the arm. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be. Resolution of the case is described on the next page.
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42-year-old woman in considerable ankle pain
The patient is a 42-year-old who presents to urgent care after “twisting” her left foot. She is able to bear weight on the foot, though not without evident considerable pain. View the image taken and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be.
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