Trauma
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Severe Left Shoulder Pain After a Fall
A 29-year-old woman presents to the ED 2 days after falling on her left shoulder. She describes severe pain in her left shoulder, which is worse...
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In Vino Veritas?
A 50-year-old-man with a history of mental illness and alcohol abuse is found unconscious in front of his house.
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Managing blunt abdominal trauma in children tricky business
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Youth homicide rates reach 30-year low
Major finding: The 2010 homicide rate of 7.5/100,000 among 10 to 24-year-olds is the lowest observed in 30 years.Data source: A CDC analysis of...
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Opioid overdose deaths skyrocket in women
Major finding: Between 1999 and 2010, the percentage increase in deaths from overdose of opioid pain relievers rose 415% among women, compared...
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Hypoglycemia linked to increased morbidity risk in pediatric burn patients
Major finding: Severely burned children are almost three times more likely to die if they have even one hypoglycemic episode.Data Source:...
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In the Hips, Increasing Pain and Decreasing Range of Motion
A 39-year-old man presents with a 4-month history of increasing bilateral hip pain. He states pain is worse in his right hip and is most intense...
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More than 50 injured by bombs still in Boston hospitals
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Antibiotics after damage control laparotomy up infection risk
Major finding: Patients who were given antibiotics after trauma laparotomies are six times more likely to develop an intra-abdominal infection...
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Storify: After Boston Marathon blasts, doctors rush to help
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2 Derm Dilemmas: Itchy, Burning Sores on Man and His Best Friend; “Punched-Out” Ulcers on the Ankle
A 32-year-old male farmer presents to the urgent care center with a “skin sore” involving his right arm. A 38-year-old woman presents to the...