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Bradycardia, Renal Failure, Atrioventricular Nodal Blockade, Shock, and Hyperkalemia (BRASH) Syndrome: A Deadly Pentad of Symptoms
Specialty Please choose I'm not a medical professional. Allergy and Immunology Anatomy Anesthesiology Biostatistics Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery Cardiology Critical Care Dentistry Dermatology Diabetes and Endocrinology Emergency Medicine Epidemiology and Public Health Family Medicine Forensic Medicine Gastroenterology General Practice Genetics Geriatrics Health Policy Hematology HIV/AIDS Hospital-based Medicine I'm not a medical professional.
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome
Photoclinic AFFILIATIONS: 1Emergency Department, Jefferson Health New Jersey – Stratford, Stratford, NJ 2Emergency Department, Jefferson Health New Jersey – Washington Township, Washington Township, NJ 3Emergency Department, Jefferson Health New Jersey – Cherry Hill, Cherry Hill, NJ CITATION: Lucerna A, Espinosa J, Coleman T, Lee J. Ramsay Hunt syndrome. Consultant. Published online March 21, 2023. doi:10.25270/con.2023.03.000004 Received June 14, 2022. Accepted December 22, 2022.
Intentional Overdose in a Suicidal 28-Year-Old With Lupus
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Intentional Overdose in a Suicidal 28-Year-Old With Lupus
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Medical Mystery: What caused man’s shortness of breath after a day with his kids?
A man in his 30s came to the emergency department complaining of shortness of breath, especially with exertion. He was very concerned because his breathing problems had become worse over the course of a week, to the point where he could not walk up a set of stairs or a short distance without becoming extremely winded. The man was healthy and his career as a landscaper required him to be physically active. He didn’t have any prior medical history that was alarming to his medical team.
Medical Mystery: Why was yellow discharge draining from man’s belly button?
The scan revealed an urachal remnant, a string of tissue that tethered the young man's bladder to his belly button. He had retained a structure called the urachus from gestation. The urachus is a channel that connects a fetus' bladder to its belly button. During the first trimester of pregnancy, the channel drains the developing baby's urine. The passage usually seals off around the 12th week of gestation and typically disintegrates at birth. The condition presents more often in men than women.
Medical Mystery: Why did woman have leg pain, trouble breathing after watching political news on TV?
She told them that her leg ached and that the pain had begun after she watched the political event unfold on television for about eight hours one day. The patient said she was captivated with what was going on in politics.
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