An HIV Positive Patient with Blurred Vision
A 34-year-old man with a known history of HIV presents with blurring of his vision and ‘floaters’ in his right eye that have gradually worsened over the past 10 days. He is experiencing no eye pain and there is no redness or injection of the eye. He states that he had...
A 60-Year-Old with Abdominal Pain
A 60-year-old woman presents with a one-week history of abdominal pain, nausea and reduced frequency of bowel motions. Her observations are as follows: HR 97, BP 113/76, RR 19, SaO2 98% on air. On examination she has right upper quadrant tenderness. Her chest X-ray is...
The Strange Case of the ‘Octopus Pot’ Heart
A 53-year-old woman presents with severe central crushing chest pain that radiates to her left arm. She has been under a significant amount of stress recently following the unexpected death of her husband. Her ECG is shown below: She is taken to the cath lab for a...
An 18-Month-Old with Stridor
A mother brings in her 18-month-old to the Emergency Department with breathing difficulties. The boy was seen earlier that week with a possible mild allergic reaction following eating a cake, but at that time his symptoms settled rapidly following administration of...
