Amazing review of internal hernias by one of our rotators who matched into General Surgery! -Tom O'Hara MS4
Author: myemresidency
Spidey Sense and the Art of Low Risk Chest Pain
As Emergency Physicians, one thing we particularly pride ourselves in is our “gestalt” or general sense about the patient. In a world where we have an extensive tool kit of diagnostic criteria and clinical decision making instruments we still occasionally throw those out the window when we get a sense of something else going on … Continue reading Spidey Sense and the Art of Low Risk Chest Pain
Bread & Butter EM – Appendicitis
Awesome quick review of the basics of appendicitis by one of our med students, Lea Matthews!
Retropharyngeal Abscess in an Adult
Case Presentation A 53-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with three days of worsening dysphagia, odynophagia, and muffled voice. The patient is ten days status post adenotonsillectomy with inferior turbinate reduction for chronic tonsillitis and obstructive sleep apnea. The patient tells her history by writing on a piece of paper since speaking is too … Continue reading Retropharyngeal Abscess in an Adult
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