Clinical Relevance Acute cholecystitis (AC) is a prevalent condition that carries significant risks of morbidity and mortality. AC may present with a spectrum of disease stages ranging from a mild self-limited illness to a fulminant potentially life-threatening illness. The 2018…
Patients who present to an emergency department with thunderclap headache often described as “the worst headache of my life” should always prompt treating physicians into assessing for an acute subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). In up to 80% of patients with SAH…
Clinical Relevance Epistaxis is a common condition. Hemorrhage usually occurs anteriorly in the nasal cavity from the anterior nasal septal region. Most hemorrhages are mild and self-limiting and will resolve spontaneously. If hemorrhage continues it usually can be controlled by…