Critical Care

A 74-year-old woman with a past medical history of stage 4 invasive ductal carcinoma presented to the emergency department with fatigue and gradually worsening dyspnea during the past 2 months.

A 42-year-old man presents to the office describing several weeks duration of abdominal pain. The pain is in the upper abdomen, midline, and is "boring" in nature.

This paper summarizes a case of botulism in a 69-year-old man caused by Clostridium baratii (C. baratii) type F toxin and the resultant investigation conducted at a local health department. The case is...

Last month’s What’s the Take Home? article described the case of a 70-year-old man who presented to urgent care for severe pain of the right hand. Necrotizing fasciitis was suspected, prompting surgical...

A 70-year-old man presents to urgent care for severe pain of the right hand. The only trauma he recalled was a small scratch and puncture wound that occurred 2 to 3 days prior.

A 64-year-old woman with diaphoresis presented to a community medical center following 2 days of pain due to a lump on the left side of her neck.

A 37-year-old gravida two para one woman at 35 weeks and 3 days of gestation presented to labor and delivery triage with a two-day history of gestational hypertension, headaches, and visual disturbances. ...

An 8-year-old girl presented to an outside community emergency department (ED) with 2 weeks of joint pain impeding her ability to walk and progressive abdominal pain.

The length of time on invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) increases the potential for numerous severe and even life-threatening complications, such as volutrauma, barotrauma, infection, damage to vocal...

Post-intubation tracheal stenosis (PITS) is a rare but well-known complication of prolonged mechanical ventilation. Tracheal ischemia caused by prolonged endotracheal intubation is thought to be the primary...