History 46-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with a 1-day history of constant right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Q1. What are the differentials for right upper quadrant and epigastric abdominal pain? The pain began after eating fried pork. She…
History A 23-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with a 12-hour history of right lower quadrant (RLQ) abdominal pain. Q1. What are the differentials for RLQ abdominal pain? Q2. What are the differentials for RLQ abdominal pain in women?…
History A 29-year-old man presents with yellow discoloration of the eyes Q1. What is jaundice? Q2. At what concentration of conjugated bilirubin is jaundice visible? Q3. What is the earliest sign of jaundice? Q4. Where else can jaundice be appreciated?…
History A 45-year-old male motorcyclist is brought to the Emergency Department after hitting the rear-end of a car at highway speeds. He was wearing a helmet but was thrown from his motorcycle. He was found awake in the field by…
History A 17-year-old girl with a history of Type I Diabetes Mellitus is brought to the Emergency Department with nausea, vomiting, lethargy, and dehydration Q1. What is the most likely diagnosis? Q2. What other symptoms are associated with DKA? Q3.…
History A 25-year-old man weighing 70 kg is brought to the casualty department one hour after sustaining burn injuries to his face, torso, and upper extremities in a house fire. He is awake but appears confused and disoriented. He also…
History A 55-year-old post-menopausal woman presents with a new breast mass in her right breast. Q1: What is the significance of her age in this case? Q2: For her history of the presenting complaint, what information would you like to…
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Success is a few simple disciplines, practised every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day” Jim Rohn The idea of ‘1% each day’ reflects the Swahili saying ‘Haba na haba hujaza kibaba’ – meaning…