A 5-Year-Old Boy Who Has Taken His Grandmother’s Tablets
A 5-year-old boy is brought into the Emergency Department by his grandmother, who is very concerned because he swallowed two of the tablets that she takes for her rheumatoid arthritis. She shows you the packet, and you can see that he has ingested two...
Testicular Pain in a Young Man
An 18-year-old man presents with acute, severe testicular pain, abdominal pain, and vomiting. On examination, his testis is too tender to touch. He tells you that he had a brief episode of testicular pain three weeks ago, but it resolved spontaneously after about 30...
An Unexpected Delivery
A 27-year-old woman who is full-term pregnant is rushed to the Emergency Department by her husband with abdominal pain. She is taken to a cubicle, and you are asked to assess her. Upon entering the cubicle, you discover that she has given birth to a baby girl, who is...
A 30-Year-Old Man With a Neck Mass
A 30-year-old man presents with a 4 cm mass on the left side of his neck. He mentions that the swelling has been present for several months and was previously treated with antibiotics for what was thought to be an infection, but the mass has persisted. There is no...
