Orthopedics
ORTHOPEDICS CASE 1: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Setting: Office CC: “My hands hurt.” VS: Stable HPI: A 43-year-old woman presents with painful burning and tingling in both her hands. She works…
ORTHOPEDICS CASE 1: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Setting: Office CC: “My hands hurt.” VS: Stable HPI: A 43-year-old woman presents with painful burning and tingling in both her hands. She works…
OPHTHALMOLOGY CASE 1: Open-Angle Glaucoma Setting: Office CC: “I have difficulty seeing.” VS: Stable HPI: A 76-year-old African American man presents for primary care evaluation. He has no complaints and…
BILIARY TRACT CASE 1: Biliary Colic Setting: Office CC: “My stomach hurts after eating pizza.” VS: Stable HPI: A 40-year-old obese woman with four kids presents with recurrent postprandial right…
ESOPHAGEAL DISORDERS CASE 1: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Setting: Office CC: “I feel like I am always sucking on pennies.” VS: BP, 131/67 mm Hg; R, 16 breaths/min; P, 77 beats/min;…
DERMATOLOGIC DISEASES CASE 1: Cellulitis Setting: ED CC: “My leg hurts.” VS: BP, 121/86 mm Hg; R, 18 breaths/min; P, 89 beats/min; T, 100.9°F HPI: A 32-year-old man presents to…
GENERAL ABDOMINAL SURGERY CASE 1: Splenic Flexure Syndrome Setting: Office CC: “My stomach hurts.” VS: Stable HPI: A 27-year-old woman corporate executive presents with severe abdominal pain of 6 months’…
POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS CASE 1: Wind Setting: SICU CC: Fever VS: BP, 156/80 mm Hg; R, 20 breaths/min; P,111 beats/min; T, 101.1°F HPI: A 45-year-old woman undergoes a bilateral knee replacement…