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Knee Laceration

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A 33-year old female gets a knee x-ray for a laceration with broken glass. There is no blunt injury. What is the diagnosis?

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Posted on November 12, 2020 by NUEM Blog and filed under knee and tagged fracture laceration patella.
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Bike Crash with Thumb Pain

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A 40 year old male presents with a painful thumb after crashing his bicycle. On physical exam there is swelling and tenderness around the base of the thumb. What is the diagnosis?

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Posted on November 5, 2020 by NUEM Blog and filed under hand and tagged fracture hand bike crash.
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Foot Injury after Fall

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A 29 year old female presents with right forefoot pain after stepping into a hole. What is the diagnosis?

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Posted on October 29, 2020 by NUEM Blog and filed under Foot and tagged fracture foot trip.
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Motorcyclist Wrist Injury

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A motorcyclist lands on his wrist after skidding out rounding a corner. There is painful swelling and deformity. What is the diagnosis?

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Posted on October 22, 2020 by NUEM Blog and filed under Forearm, Wrist and tagged fracture wrist.
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Football Shoulder Injury

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This patient was playing football and got tackled onto his side, landing on his shoulder. What's the diagnosis?

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Posted on September 24, 2020 by NUEM Blog and filed under Shoulder and tagged trauma shoulder AC joint.
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Fall onto Buttocks

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This patient complains of pain in her "tailbone" after falling on her buttocks. She is especially uncomfortable when sitting up. What fracture does she have?

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Posted on September 17, 2020 by NUEM Blog and filed under Pelvis/hip and tagged trauma coccyx fall.
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Pediatric Leg Pain

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A two year old boy presents for sudden inability to bear weight on his right leg. His mother notes that he was playing in the yard when he suddenly started crying. What is the diagnosis?


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Posted on September 10, 2020 by NUEM Blog and filed under Leg, Pediatrics and tagged trauma pediatrics.
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Leg Injury

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A young male is hit in the lateral leg with a baseball bat during a robbery attempt. He is able to walk, but presents with leg pain. What is the diagnosis?


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Posted on September 3, 2020 by NUEM Blog and filed under Leg and tagged trauma.
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Finger Injury

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A 20 year old female cut off her right index finger tip with a slicer at work. What is the diagnosis? How should this be managed?


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Posted on August 27, 2020 by NUEM Blog and filed under hand and tagged trauma.
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Foot Injury

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A 40 year old woman presents with lateral foot pain after an inversion injury. What is the diagnosis and ED management?


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Posted on August 20, 2020 by NUEM Blog and filed under Foot, ankle and tagged trauma inversion.
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Calf Injury

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A 40 year-old man presents with sudden pain in his right lower calf while running on the basketball court. He felt a pop and is unable to bear weight.


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Posted on August 13, 2020 by NUEM Blog and filed under Foot, ankle and tagged trauma ankle achilles tendone.
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Wrist Pain after MVC

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This patient suffered an severe wrist injury to the dashboard in a car accident. What is the diagnosis and management?



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Posted on August 6, 2020 by NUEM Blog and filed under Dislocation, Wrist and tagged trauma wrist MVC dislocation.
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Neck Pain after MVC

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This patient was the restrained passenger in a head-on MVC. He thinks his face hit the dashboard. He complains of neck pain. What is the diagnosis?



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Posted on July 30, 2020 by NUEM Blog and filed under Spine and tagged trauma fracture spine.
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Gunshot to arm

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33 year old male after a gunshot wound to the forearm, complaining about worsening pain and swelling with hand tingling.

What is the likely diagnosis?



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Posted on July 23, 2020 by NUEM Blog and filed under Soft tissue, Forearm and tagged trauma gunshot soft tissue compartment syndrome.
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Shoulder pain after fall from bike

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This biker went over the handlebars and has this injury. What's the diagnosis and management?



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Posted on July 16, 2020 by NUEM Blog and filed under Shoulder and tagged trauma fracture shoulder.
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Pediatric Limb Injury

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18 month old boy brought in by his mother after falling down 3-4 stairs yesterday afternoon, and has been limping since.

What is the injury and what is it associated with?



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Posted on July 2, 2020 by NUEM Blog and filed under Leg, knee, Pediatrics and tagged pediatrics trauma.
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Leg Injury after Long Jump

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A long jumper lands in the sand pit and suddenly has severe pain and is unable to extend his knee. What is the diagnosis? How should this be managed?



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Posted on June 25, 2020 by NUEM Blog and filed under Leg, knee and tagged patellar tendon rupture.
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Finger injury after fall

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This patient fell and injured his finger. What is wrong with this X ray? How should this be managed?



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Posted on June 18, 2020 by NUEM Blog and filed under hand and tagged PIP dislocation.
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Foot run over by a car

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30 year-old woman presents with left lateral foot pain after her foot was run over by a car. What is the injury?



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Posted on June 11, 2020 by NUEM Blog and filed under Foot and tagged cuboid fracture.
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Foot struck by car

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37yo F presents after her L foot was struck by a car. There is pain and swelling over her anterior ankle and she cannot bear weight. What is the diagnosis?



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Posted on June 4, 2020 by NUEM Blog and filed under ankle, Foot and tagged talar neck fracture.
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