Case presentation A 13-year-old is brought to the Emergency Department after being struck by a large truck while attempting to cross a highway on his bicycle. There is no reported loss of consciousness. His vital signs show an afebrile patient…
Case presentation A 7-month-old child presents to the Emergency Department after rolling off a couch. The child’s mother, who is visibly distraught and is worried that “her child’s brain is ruined,” reports that the child fell off the couch and…
Case presentation An 8-year-old female is brought into the Emergency Department by private vehicle after being run over by a car. The child was in her driveway when her father, who was backing the family van out of the garage,…
Case presentation A 16-year-old male presents with left-sided chest pain for the past week. He states that the pain began during band practice. He plays the trombone and states that he “must have pulled a chest muscle” because he was…
Case presentation A 4-year-old male arrives via air ambulance after being involved in an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident. The child was riding with his older sister (he was in the front, riding on his sister’s lap) when the ATV turned…
Case presentation An 8-year-old boy presents with 3 days of cough, fever, and headache. He had been seen the previous day by his primary care physician and he was told to come to the Emergency Department after a chest x-ray…
Case presentation A 12-year-old male with a history of autism presents with cough for the past 3 weeks. There was initially fever to 102 degrees Fahrenheit, but this lasted for 2–3 days, then resolved. He was seen by his primary…
Case presentation A 22-month-old female presents with cough and congestion for the past 5 days. She was noted to have persistent fever to 102 degrees Fahrenheit. She has been taking oral fluids well, but this has decreased over the past…
Case presentation A 7-year-old male with a medical history of asthma presents with 7 days of cough and “not feeling well.” Four days ago, the patient developed fever to 103 degrees Fahrenheit. He was seen at his primary care provider…
Case presentation A 16-year-old female presents with a history of severe headaches, nausea, and vomiting for the past 3 weeks. She was seen at an urgent care facility where she was diagnosed with sinusitis and was given prescriptions for odansetron,…