Blueprints Clinical Cases in Emergency Medicine

by Silvers, Christine Tsien; Filbin, Michael R.; Caughey, Aaron B.

• ISBN13: 9781405104975
• ISBN10: 140510497X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-06
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Be ready for both the Step 2 & 3 USMLE exams and those demanding questions during your rotations. The newly designed Blueprints Clinical Cases series will be the answer to all of your needs! Written by residents, this series prepares you for even the most complex cases. Symptom-based clinical cases provide comprehensive USMLE review, Built-in thought questions help you learn to diagnose using the critical thinking process, Case-based learning presents an efficient manner of cataloging symptoms, syndromes, and diseases.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	xi
Abbreviations/Acronyms	xvii
I Patients Presenting with Traumatic Injuries or Orthopedic Complaints	1	(84)
CASE 1 Blow to the Head	3	(8)
CASE 2 Abdominal Pain after Motor Vehicle Accident	11	(6)
CASE 3 Gunshot Wound	17	(8)
CASE 4 Pelvic Pain after Motorcycle Collision	25	(7)
CASE 5 Stab Wound to the Neck	32	(7)
CASE 6 Crush Injury to the Leg	39	(7)
CASE 7 Burn	46	(7)
CASE 8 Dog Bite	53	(5)
CASE 9 Fall on an Outstretched Hand	58	(7)
CASE 10 Shoulder Pain	65	(6)
CASE 11 Knee Pain and Fever	71	(6)
CASE 12 Hip and Sternum Pain in a Sickle-Cell Patient	77	(8)
II Patients Presenting with Altered Mental Status and Neurologic or Psychiatric Complaints	85	(82)
CASE 13 Acute Mental Status Change and Headache	87	(7)
CASE 14 Acute Mental Status Change and Fever	94	(6)
CASE 15 Weakness and Malaise	100	(7)
CASE 16 Confusion and Hot Skin in an Elderly Man	107	(6)
CASE 17 Homeless Alcoholic Found Unresponsive and Cold	113	(7)
CASE 18 Fever, Confusion, and Seizure in a Prisoner	120	(6)
CASE 19 Young Woman Found Down	126	(8)
CASE 20 Gas Bomb in the Hospital Lobby	134	(7)
CASE 21 Shaking Convulsions	141	(7)
CASE 22 Left-Sided Paralysis	148	(7)
CASE 23 Dizziness	155	(5)
CASE 24 Suicide Attempt	160	(7)
III Patients Presenting with Cardiopulmonary Complaints	167	(64)
CASE 25 Crushing Chest Pain	169	(7)
CASE 26 Tearing Chest and Back Pain	176	(6)
CASE 27 Syncope	182	(6)
CASE 28 Palpitations and Lightheadedness	188	(8)
CASE 29 Sudden Collapse in a Dialysis Patient	196	(6)
CASE 30 Shortness of Breath and Fatigue	202	(6)
CASE 31 Shortness of Breath and Chest Pain	208	(5)
CASE 32 Chest Pain and Fever	213	(6)
CASE 33 Shortness of Breath and Wheezing	219	(6)
CASE 34 Difficulty Breathing after an Insect Sting	225	(6)
IV Patients Presenting with Eye, ENT, Upper Respiratory, or Febrile Illnesses	231	(64)
CASE 35 Acute Vision Loss	233	(8)
CASE 36 Red Eye	241	(6)
CASE 37 Nosebleed	247	(5)
CASE 38 Fever and Sore Throat	252	(5)
CASE 39 Fever and Back Pain	257	(6)
CASE 40 Rapidly Spreading Skin Redness	263	(6)
CASE 41 Painful Head and Neck Rash with a Fever	269	(7)
CASE 42 Fever in an Infant	276	(6)
CASE 43 Barking Cough in a Child	282	(8)
CASE 44 Dyspnea in a Child	290	(5)
V Patients Presenting with Abdominal or Gastrointestinal Complaints	295	(58)
CASE 45 Abdominal Pain Followed by Unconsciousness	297	(5)
CASE 46 Lower Abdominal Pain	302	(6)
CASE 47 Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain	308	(6)
CASE 48 Left Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain	314	(7)
CASE 49 Diffuse Abdominal Pain with Nausea and Vomiting	321	(6)
CASE 50 Weakness and Vomiting	327	(6)
CASE 51 Episodic Irritability and Vomiting in an Infant	333	(8)
CASE 52 Vomiting Blood	341	(6)
CASE 53 Buttock Pain	347	(6)
VI Patients Presenting with Genitourinary or Gynecologic Complaints	353	(46)
CASE 54 Scrotal Pain	355	(6)
CASE 55 Vaginal Spotting and Pelvic Pain in Pregnancy	361	(6)
CASE 56 Sexual Assault	367	(6)
CASE 57 Acute Lower Abdominal Pain in a Young Woman	373	(7)
CASE 58 Abdominal Pain and Vaginal Odor	380	(6)
CASE 59 Heavy Vaginal Bleeding	386	(7)
CASE 60 Left Flank Pain	393	(6)
Review Q&A	399	(74)
Index	473