A 14-year-old boy presented to an outside urgent care facility after having accidentally swallowed part of the metallic opening mechanism of an aluminum beverage can. The patient was in the habit of...
An 84-year-old man was admitted from the nephrology clinic with worsening renal dysfunction and progressive dyspnea. He had been recently started on diuretics for volume overload, with a presumptive...
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A 68-year-old man who had recently retired as a firefighter presented with dyspnea, which was exacerbated upon exertion. He had a history of hypercholesterolemia and hypertension.
A 56-year-old house painter fell off a ladder and fractured 3 ribs. He was prescribed tramadol for pain relief. A few days later, the results of a urine drug test came back positive for methadone. The man...
