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Think Twice: More Lessons from the ER came out today as an app for the iPhone.  Thanks to a partnership with Harvey Castro, MD and Deep Pocket Series, LLC this app will be available at the introductory price of $2.99, which is more than half off the regular price of $6.99 and the print price [...]

Emergency departments are distilleries that boil complex blends of trauma, stress and emotion down to the essence of immediacy: What needs to be done, right now, to fix the problem. Working the past 20 years in such environments has shown me with great clarity what is wrong (and right) with our nation’s medical system.
It’s obvious [...]

49: Chest Pain
A 25 year old male presents with sudden onset chest pain.
Physical exam is unremarkable.
The EKG is normal.   His chest x-ray is shown below

Are there any abnormal findings?
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48: Numb Hands
A 32 year old male presents with 2 days of a pins and needles sensation in both hands. He states he fainted about 1 hour ago and hit his head. He denies chest pain or trouble breathing, or any symptoms in his legs or feet.
Physical exam is unremarkable except for a 2cm eyebrow [...]