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Ortho cases for the EM provider
The Case:
A 3-year-old boy slipped on some water and fell to the floor. Since the fall, the child has been crying and won’t put weight on his left leg. On exam, there is increased tenderness upon palpation of the distal portion of the tibia. An xray was performed, shown below:
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County Coronaries: Considering Cook County ECG Cases
46 YO M without PMHx presents with burning chest pain. After eating three bananas today, he had some generalized itching with associated throat and chest tightness and one episode of emesis. The patient’s initial ECG is shown…
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The Weekly Cheese, a short informative literature review for the EM Doc
Title: Mehilli J, Presbitero P. Coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome in women. Heart 2020;106:487-492.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2019-315555
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