Use of Point-of-care Ultrasound for Placement of a Gastric Tamponade Balloon [0.03%]
床旁超声在胃腔填塞球囊放置中的应用
Patrick Minges,Martina Diaz McDermott,Jazmyn Shaw
Patrick Minges
Case presentation: A 30-year-old female with a history of alcoholic cirrhosis and esophageal varices presented with massive hematemesis. A gastric balloon tamponade device was subsequently placed to temporize variceal hem...
Gastrosplenic Fistula in the Setting of Undiagnosed Lymphoma: A Case Report [0.03%]
未经诊断的淋巴瘤并胃脾瘘1例报告
Mackenzie Lecher,Brian Lecher,Lindsay Tjiattas-Saleski
Mackenzie Lecher
Introduction: A gastrosplenic fistula (GSF) is a pathologic connection between the spleen and stomach that can lead to life-threatening complications. A GSF can arise spontaneously but is often secondary to a variety of e...
Physician-Assisted Dying Witnessed by Emergency Medical Services: A Case Report [0.03%]
急诊医疗服务中的辅助死亡见证：病例报告
Saahith Potluri,Tharun Potluri,Jose Victor Nable et al.
Saahith Potluri et al.
Introduction: Physician-assisted dying (PAD) is a practice that allows terminally ill patients to self-administer prescribed lethal medication. In the 11 states in the United States where PAD is legal, the incidence of PA...
Quincke Triad and Hepatic Artery Pseudoaneurysm Presenting to the Emergency Department: A Case Report [0.03%]
奎德三联征并肝动脉假性动脉瘤急诊病例报告
Courtney Wham,Daria Nicke,Justin Burman et al.
Courtney Wham et al.
Introduction: Hepatic artery aneurysms are exceedingly rare, often asymptomatic, and usually diagnosed when patients present with complications such as rupture or bile duct obstruction. ...
Sarah K Sylvester,Amber M Morse,Ryan C Kwong
Sarah K Sylvester
Introduction: Perinatal stroke is a rare but clinically significant condition that can present in a variety of ways and can result in diagnostic challenges in a particularly vulnerable population. We present the case of a...
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Case Report: Appropriate Diagnosis Can Expedite Patient Treatment and Prevent Negative Outcomes [0.03%]
胸廓出口综合征病例报告：恰当诊断可加快患者治疗并防止不良后果
Hunter Triplett,Victoria Winter,Brandon Leary et al.
Hunter Triplett et al.
Introduction: Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a diagnosis classifying upper extremity symptoms caused by compression of the neurogenic and vascular structures between the clavicle and first rib. It is important to promp...
Unraveling an Enigmatic Triad: A Case Report of Concurrent Neurosyphilis, Ocular Syphilis, and Otosyphilis in a Patient with HIV [0.03%]
解密神秘三联征——一例HIV患者合并神经梅毒、眼梅毒和耳梅毒的病例报告
Peter Njouda Shitebongnju,Alexander A Bobrov
Peter Njouda Shitebongnju
Introduction: Patients with HIV disease, regardless of the phase of infection, can present with overlapping stages and less distinct signs of syphilis, complicating diagnosis and treatment. Treponema pallidum, the bacteri...
Leon Quach,Alexsandra Biel,Brett Todd
Leon Quach
Introduction: A De Garengeot hernia is defined as a femoral hernia that contains the vermiform appendix. While femoral hernias carrying the appendix are uncommon, strangulation of the appendix in the hernial sac with conc...
Case Report: Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation Resolved by Double External Defibrillation and Beta Blockade [0.03%]
病例报告：双重体外除颤和β受体阻滞剂使难治性室颤转复成功
Humza Khan,Jennifer Campoli,Susan Wojcik
Humza Khan
Introduction: The mortality rate for refractory ventricular fibrillation (RVF) can be up to 97%. There is no widely accepted treatment plan for this stage of ventricular fibrillation besides the standard combination of de...
A Case Report of a Rare, but Important, Cause of Delerium Presenting to an Emergency Department [0.03%]
急诊科就诊的谵妄罕见但重要病因病例报告
Daniel G Miller
Daniel G Miller
Introduction: Delayed post-hypoxic leukencephalopathy is a rare cause of acute neuropsychiatric decline diagnosable in the emergency department (ED), but it has not been described in the emergency medical literature. We p...