Bartholin Abscess
Figure 87-1 Bartholin abscess. What To Do: If the swelling and pain is mild without fluctuance (bartholinitis) or if the abscess is small, the patient can be placed on antibiotics,…
Seizures (Convulsions, Fits), Febrile and Pediatric
CHAPTER 8 Seizures (Convulsions, Fits), Febrile and Pediatric Presentation Parents who are frightened and concerned bring in their child who has just had a generalized seizure with jerking tonic-clonic movements…
Corneal Abrasion
CHAPTER 16 Corneal Abrasion Presentation The patient may complain of eye pain or a sensation of the presence of a foreign body after being poked in the eye with a…
Foreign Body, Vaginal
CHAPTER 91 Foreign Body, Vaginal Presentation This can be a problem of both children and adults. Children may insert a foreign body and not tell their parents or may be…
Urinary Tract Infection, Upper (Pyelonephritis)
CHAPTER 86 Urinary Tract Infection, Upper (Pyelonephritis) Presentation The patient (usually a woman between 18 and 40 years of age) has some combination of urinary frequency, urgency, dysuria, malaise, flank…
Ganglion Cysts
CHAPTER 113 Ganglion Cysts Presentation The patient is concerned about a rubbery, rounded swelling most commonly emerging from the dorsal or volar aspect of the wrist or the flexor tendon…
Radial Neuropathy (Saturday Night Palsy)
CHAPTER 129 Radial Neuropathy (Saturday Night Palsy) Presentation The patient has injured his upper arm, usually by sleeping with his arm over the back of a chair. He now presents…
Singultus (Hiccups)
CHAPTER 75 Singultus (Hiccups) Presentation Recurring, unpredictable, clonic contractions of the diaphragm produce sharp inhalations. Hiccups are usually precipitated by some combination of laughing, talking, eating, and drinking but may…
Subungual Ecchymosis (Tennis Toe)
CHAPTER 155 Subungual Ecchymosis (Tennis Toe) Presentation The patient had a crushing injury over the fingernail after getting it caught between two heavy objects (i.e., car door or door jamb)…
