A 23-year-old with right lower quadrant abdominal pain
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?…
TOTW #18 – Immunology
A 29-year-old man with jaundice
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?…
TOTW #17 – Internal Medicine and Therapeutics
NOTHING TO LOSE BUT THE CHAINS
Kenyans awoke to an impending healthcare crisis on the 6th of March when the Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists Dentists Union (KMPDU) announced the beginning of a strike. Now these hardy Kenyans were not unfamiliar with strikes having survived (or not)…
TOTW #16 – Anatomy
TOTW #15 – Pathology
A 45-year-old who lost consciousness following road traffic accident
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…
A 17-year-old with nausea and vomiting
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.…