Sam Zhao MD, Children’s National Health System with Shilpa Patel MD, Children’s National Health System The Case This is a case of a 5 week old with vomiting and poor weight gain who was found to have a positive UA at an outside hospital and given antibiotics prior to transfer to our ED. The questions […]

Sam Zhao MD, Children’s National Health System with Shilpa Patel MD, Children’s National Health System The Case A 5wk ex-FT girl with a PMH of poor weight gain is transferred to our ED for worsening vomiting over the past three days. Mom states that the vomiting is “forceful” and follows every feed. The patient was […]

Evan Sherman MD, Children’s National Health System Eiman Abdulrahman MD, Children’s National Health System The Case This is a case of a 5 year old with a headache and blurry vision. The patient’s young age made it difficult to evaluate his symptoms, and a few troubling aspects of the history prevented the clinician from effectively […]

Evan Sherman MD, Children’s National Health System Eiman Abdulrahman MD, Children’s National Health System The Case 5yo M presents with HA x3d. He is triaged to the “subacute” area of the ED. He is precocious and articulate for his age, however, a description of the headache is difficult to obtain due to his developmental level. […]

Jaclyn Kline MD, Children’s National Health System Desiree Seeyave MD, Children’s National Health System The Case This is a case of an 11 year old with epilepsy who presented in respiratory distress with “bloody emesis.” The challenge of this case involves simultaneous management of respiratory distress while trying to differentiate hemoptysis and hematemesis. Here’s How You […]