Test your knowledge and clinical investigative skills in trying to diagnose what is going on with the patients presented in each of the Case Study Investigations. Can you come up with the right diagnosis?
I discuss my own experiences with childhood sexual abuse (trigger warning), the Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs) Study, and the specific impact of childhood...
This article presents a case study of a young woman in her freshman year of college who comes to the student health clinic complaining of sudden onset panic...
This article presents a case study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine in 2002. An older patient was much improved after a difficult postoperative...
This is a true story about a young woman who began to hallucinate. In the 'Mystery of The Dog in a Fedora', you can read the story from the beginning. This is...
This is a true story about a young woman who began to hallucinate. You’ll find all the clues you might need to figure out why she started seeing things that...
An interesting case study: The triage note reads possible stroke, facial droop and dizziness. The husband says, "Her face just pulled to the left."
The following article describes a clinical diagnosis encountered by nurses in Critical Care. The author aims to present the condition using current...
This is a case study of a young woman with a complex medical history presenting with acute chest pain and cyanosis. The case is based on a real patient with...
The following is a case involving a patient with fever. As the case evolves, I will present assessment findings, lab results, and diagnostic results in the hope...
This is a case study involving an elderly female with complex medical history who presented with altered mental status of unclear etiology. The patient in this...
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