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History of Present Illness
A woman in her mid-40s presents to the emergency department with a 3-day history of pleuritic-like chest pain on the left side with accompanying shortness of breath, nausea, and loss...
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History of Present Illness
A woman in her mid-50s presents to the emergency department with a history of nonradiating epigastric pain that began 36 hours ago. The patient notes that the pain has become...
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History of Present Illness
A man in his mid-40s comes to the emergency department with a complaint of intermittent gradually worsening left lower quadrant abdominal pain over the last 5 days. The patient has...
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History of Present Illness
A man in his late 40s comes to the emergency department with a complaint of blurry vision that lasted for approximately 20 minutes before returning to normal. The loss of focused...
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History and Present Illness
A man in his late 40s comes to the emergency department with a complaint of blurry vision that lasted for approximately 20 minutes before returning to normal. The loss of focused...
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History of Present Illness
A 22-year-old man presents to the emergency department (ED) for evaluation of right shoulder pain and concern for a dislocation after rolling over in bed and hearing a crack. The...
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History of Present Illness
A man in his early 30s with no medical history of significance presents to the emergency department (ED) for evaluation of a painful red eye that has been present for...
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A 22-year-old woman presents to urgent care for evaluation of a rash around both eyes. The patient notes that the rash is accompanied by slight tearing of the eyes and...
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A man in his 80s presents to the emergency department with new left leg numbness that started while he was eating breakfast an hour ago. The patient has a history of atrial fibrillation,...
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A 16-year-old adolescent presents to the emergency department with a 3-day history of vomiting, tactile fevers, and a mild headache that went away 2 days earlier. The patient denies any abdominal or flank...
