A Cook County Hospital Emergency Medicine Blog for up-to-date medicine and more.
The Weekly Cheese, a short informative literature review for the EM Doc
End of life discussions is a very difficult yet important facet of being a physician. This week we take a look at an article from Annals of EM that does a great overview focusing on respiratory failure.
Read MoreOrtho cases for the EM provider
The Case: A 54-year-old man presented to the ED with pain in his right foot after twisting it while climbing back down a ladder. On exam, he had pain to palpation over the lateral aspect of the forefoot. A radiograph was obtained..
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County Coronaries: Considering Cook County ECG Cases
Case: A 70 yo male with a history of hypertension, CKD, and diabetes presents after 4 syncopal episodes over the last 3 weeks. These episodes are preceded by mild dizziness and a “funny” sensation in his chest, as if his heart was “skipping a beat”.
His initial ECG is shown:
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