CHAPTER 11 Vasovagal or Neurocardiogenic or Neurally Mediated Syncope (Faint, Swoon) Presentation The patient experiences a brief loss of consciousness, preceded by a sense of warmth and nausea and awareness…
CHAPTER 12 Vertigo (Dizziness, Lightheadedness) Presentation The patient who has dizziness may have a nonspecific complaint that must be further differentiated into either an altered somatic sensation (giddiness, wooziness, disequilibrium),…
CHAPTER 163 Cutaneous Abscess or Pustule Presentation A patient with an abscess may or may not have a history of minor trauma (such as an embedded foreign body or a…
CHAPTER 137 Contusion (Bruise) Presentation The patient has fallen, has been thrown against an object, or has been struck on his or her body. Though the initial pain has subsided,…
CHAPTER 138 Fingernail or Toenail Avulsion Presentation These injuries may result from a variety of causes: The patient may have had a blow to the nail, such as its being…
CHAPTER 180 Tick Bite, Tick Removal Presentation The patient arrives with a tick attached to the skin (Figure 180-1), often the scalp. He is often frightened or disgusted and concerned…
CHAPTER 149 Paronychia Presentation The patient presents with finger or toe pain that has developed rapidly, either over the past several hours or over a few days. This pain is…
CHAPTER 139 Fingertip Avulsion, Superficial Presentation The mechanisms of injury can be diverse: a knife, a meat slicer, a closing door, broken glass, spinning fan blades, or turning gears. Depending…
CHAPTER 151 Puncture Wounds Presentation Most commonly, the patient will have stepped or jumped onto a nail. There may be pain and swelling, but often the patient is only asking…
CHAPTER 153 Sliver, Superficial (Splinter) Presentation The patient has caught himself on a sharp splinter (usually wooden) and either cannot grasp it, has broken it trying to remove it, or…
