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Let’s Talk About the Frozen Shoulder
It’s the middle of a busy shift when you walk into the room and find your patient cradling their shoulder, equal parts uncomfortable and frustrated. There’s no trauma, no clear inciting event, just a story that starts with mild pain a few weeks ago and has quietly progressed to the point where they can’t reach overhead, can’t get dressed without help, and can’t quite understand what went wrong. You run through the usual differential —...
Global Clues: The Essential Travel History for Febrile Patients
It’s 2 a.m. in the ED. The waiting room is full, and the next patient sounds straightforward: fever. Then they add, “I just got back from an international trip.”
The New Indication for an MRI in the ED
I was working in one of our satellite EDs talking with an elderly patient and her daughter about some recent headaches and increased confusion. She was in her early 70s, with a history of Alzheimer’s Dementia (AD). After my initial evaluation and exam, I went back to my computer to place some orders. Looking over her chart, I noticed something odd; the patient had been getting MRIs of her brain every month.