Category: Case of the Week

COW

Posted on March 11, 2019April 16, 2021 by Anthony Catapano

Presenting Resident: Katrina D’Amore, PGY4 Chief Complaint: Palpitations Brief HPI: 36 y/o F G4P2012 at 18 weeks gestation presents complaining

COW #19

Posted on September 19, 2018April 16, 2021 by Anthony Catapano

Presenting Resident Nicholas Mota, DO PGY3 Chief Complaint Double vision Brief HPI 30-year-old male with no past medical history presented

Case of the Week COW #14

Posted on April 7, 2018April 16, 2021 by Anthony Catapano

Is ST-Segment Elevation in Lead aVR Getting Too Much Respect? Check out another Cardio Case of the Week.

Case of the Week COW#13

Posted on February 23, 2018April 16, 2021 by Anthony Catapano

CC: Chest Pain HPI: 49-year-old female brought in via ALS presents complaining of Chest pain. As per the Paramedics, the

Case of the Week COW #12

Posted on December 7, 2017April 16, 2021 by Anthony Catapano

CC: Left leg pain HPI: 52 year old male with PMH of IDDM presents to the Emergency Dept. (ED) with

Euglycemic DKA

Posted on October 22, 2017April 16, 2021 by Anthony Catapano

Hi all. I wanted to bring to your attention a great case. The case was a young woman with relative euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis. This diagnosis used to be quite rare and associated with pregnancy or very poor PO intake. However, with the use of SGLT2 inhibitors (which this young woman was taking) the incidence is increasing. The diagnosis highlights some very important factors about the treatment of DKA.

Case of the Week COW #9

Posted on September 27, 2017April 16, 2021 by Anthony Catapano

CC: “Post Surgical Pain” ; Abdominal pain HPI: 8 year old Male with PMH of Sickle Cell Disease (HbSC), Post-opt

Case of the Week COW #8

Posted on September 14, 2017April 16, 2021 by Anthony Catapano

CC: Altered Mental Status HPI: 50 -year-old Male with PMH of HIV, CVA and Meningitis presents to the Emergency Department

Case of the Week COW #7

Posted on August 31, 2017April 16, 2021 by Anthony Catapano

CC: Numbness and palpitations HPI: 21-year-old Female presents to the Emergency Department (ED) complaining of palpitations and left arm weakness

Case of the week COW #6

Posted on July 30, 2017April 16, 2021 by Anthony Catapano

CC: Vomiting for 2 days HPI: 32 yo female with PMH of Romano Ward Syndrome s/p AICD, previous cardiac arrest,

Case of the Week (COW) #5

Posted on July 17, 2017April 16, 2021 by Anthony Catapano

We have another cool EKG and arrhythmia coming in today, check it out!

Case of the Week #3 – Why my flap sunken?

Posted on May 7, 2017April 16, 2021 by Anthony Catapano

Case of the week #3 is brought to us by Dr. Nilesh Patel with a case of an entity that most of us have never heard of before! Check it out

Case of the Week #2 – I can’t pee!!

Posted on March 27, 2017April 16, 2021 by Anthony Catapano

This week’s COTW is about a surprising cause of urinary retention, check it out!

Case of the Week #1

Posted on March 5, 2017April 16, 2021 by Anthony Catapano

Our inaugural first Case of the Week is brought to you by Dr. Kristen Pena with a tricky EKG case!