Clinical Challenge: December, 2010

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 is a 16-year-old boy who presents with local swelling of both eyelids. There is no limitation in the range of motion of either eye, however. …

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Clinical Challenge: November, 2010

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 is a 15-year-old boy who complains of pain over the right hip after falling while playing soccer. He is able to bear weight on his …

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Clinical Challenge: October, 2010

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 e-mail the relevant materials and presenting information to [email protected]. A 17-year-old patient presents with a “twisted” left knee sustained in a fall, able to bear weight despite obvious pain. View the image taken (Figure 1) and …

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Clinical Challenge: September, 2010

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 e-mail the relevant materials and presenting information to [email protected]. 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. The patient is …

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