Journal of Urgent Care Medicine

Clinical Challenge: April, 2013

In each issue, JUCM will challenge your diagnostic acumen with a glimpse of x-rays, electrocardiograms, and photographs of dermatologic conditions that real urgent care patients have presented with. If you would like to submit a case for consideration, please email the relevant materials and presenting information to [email protected]. The patient, a 37-year-old woman, presented after a blow to her left hand. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be. Resolution …

15-year-old male with complaints of chest pain

The patient, a 15-year-old male, presented with complaints of chest pain. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be.

53-year-old woman with nonspecific complaints of significant abdominal pain

The patient, a 53-year-old woman, presented with nonspecific complaints of significant abdominal pain. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be.

Clinical Challenge: March, 2013

The patient, a 30-year-year-old male, presented after a blow to his left foot and could not bear weight on it. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be. Resolution of the case is described on the next page.

25-year-old female with autism and a 1-week history of fever

The patient, a 25-year-old female with autism, presented with a 1-week history of fever. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be. Diagnosis: The x-ray reveals a foreign body in the right airway (arrow) and an infiltrate in the right lower lobe (circle). Referral to a hospital for extraction of the foreign body and treatment is necessary for this patient. Case presented by Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM, Terem Emergency Medical …

6-year-old male with a blow to his left knee

The patient, a 6-year-old male, presented after a blow to his left knee. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be.

18-year-old male with a blow to his right foot

The patient, an 18-year-old male, presented after a blow to his right foot. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be.

Clinical Challenge: January, 2013

In each issue, JUCM will challenge your diagnostic acumen with a glimpse of x-rays, electrocardiograms, and photographs of dermatologic conditions that real urgent care patients have presented with. If you would like to submit a case for consideration, please email the relevant materials and present- ing information to [email protected]. The patient, a 35-year-old male, presented after a blow to the face. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be. Resolution …

Clinical Challenge 2: December 2012

The patient, a 76-year-old woman, presented with a blow to her right wrist. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be. Resolution of the case is described on the next page.

30-year-old male with a complaint of feeling something stuck in his throat

The patient, a 30-year-old male, presented with a complaint of feeling something stuck in his throat. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be.