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MARCH MEDICAL MYSTERY

ER Pocketbooks — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:43:53 +0000

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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FEBRUARY MYSTERY

ER Pocketbooks — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:22:37 +0000

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 laceration.

An EKG is shown below.

What findings should you search for in a patient who has fainted?

What findings on this EKG might be important.

What if any other tests would you recommend?

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December EM Mystery

ER Pocketbooks — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:44:10 +0000

46: URI & Chest Pain

A 31 year old presents with sore throat, headache, body aches, dry cough, chest pain and fever for 3 days. He is otherwise healthy and his exam is non-focal. His EKG is shown below.

What does the EKG show? What should be done next?

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