Pediatrics
Pediatrics 16-1 Croup Christy Salvaggio Clinical Presentation Croup typically affects children between the ages of 6 months and 6 years, with a peak incidence at 2 years of age. Croup…
Critical Care
Critical Care 18-1 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Heatherlee Bailey Clinical Presentation Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) may result from various insults, including trauma, overdose, and infectious processes that promote inflammatory…
Dermatologic
Dermatologic 14-1 Rashes Mark Silverberg It is imperative to describe correctly any rash found on physical examination of a patient. This facilitates communication among physicians and helps to ensure that…
Obstetrics
Obstetrics 13-1 Pelvic Ultrasonography Anthony Morocco Pelvic ultrasonography has become a valuable tool for the evaluation of lower abdominal pain and pregnancy-related pathology in the emergency department. Pelvic sonograms may…
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases 12-1 Urethritis Dziwe Ntaba Clinical Presentation Patients with urethritis present with painful urination and a urethral discharge. Urethral itching is also common; however, many patients are relatively…
Gynecologic
Gynecologic 11-1 Bartholin Gland Abscess Anthony Morocco Clinical Presentation A Bartholin gland cyst manifests as a painless mass (1 to 3 cm) in the labia. Abscesses are larger (up to…
Genitourinary/Renal
Genitourinary/Renal 10-1 Penile Fracture Colleen Campbell Clinical Presentation Penile fracture is rupture of the tunica albuginea that results from a rapid, blunt force to an erect penis. This force is…
Gastrointestinal
Gastrointestinal 9-1 Thermal Esophageal Injury Michael Greenberg Clinical Presentation Patients with thermal esophageal injury (TEI) present with odynophagia, dysphagia, and retrosternal chest pain minutes to hours after swallowing excessively hot…
Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular 7-1 Acute Myocardial Infarction Ralph Weiche Clinical Presentation Patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) present with chest discomfort, tightness, pressure, or a “squeezing sensation” located over the anterior chest….
Respiratory
Respiratory 8-1 Asthma Robert Hendrickson Clinical Presentation Patients with mild asthma exacerbations may present with cough, dyspnea, or pleuritic chest pain. Less commonly, patients present in extremis with symptoms developing…
