Images In Emergency Medicine

Raccoon Eyes

A 31-year-old male presented to the emergency department with a chief complaint of headache after being assaulted with a baseball bat to the head. He denied loss of consciousness, nausea or vomiting.

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Wells Syndrome

A 31-year-old Caucasian female presented to the emergency department (ED) with chief complaint of a gradually progressive right extremity rash for past two days.

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Massive Pneumoperitoneum

An 82-year-old female presented to the emergency department with acute worsening of abdominal pain, which had been present for three months.

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Boerhaave’s Syndrome

A 66-year-old Caucasian male with no past medical history presented to the emergency department (ED) complaining of severe retrosternal pain, which began immediately prior to arrival following an episode of vomiting.

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Non-traumatic Shoulder Dislocation

  Author Affiliation Jacob Manteuffel, MD Henry Ford Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Detroit, MI A 42-year-old female with a past medical history significant for intravenous drug abuse presented to the emergency department complaining of a two-week history of worsening left shoulder pain. She denied any trauma to the shoulder but noted it had become […]

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Non-Communicating Hydrocephalus

A 28-year-old male presented to the emergency department with acute onset of confusion, slurred speech, disequilibrium, and right-sided facial droop. He had no headache, fever, chills, recent trauma, recent travel, or similar symptoms in the past.

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Chilaiditi’s Syndrome

A 58-year-old man presented to the Emergency Department with a two-day history of vomiting, diarrhea and intermittent central abdominal pain.

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Supraglottic Laryngeal Mass

60-year-old Hispanic male with a history of smoking presented to the emergency department with complaint of dysphagia for the past two months. Additional symptoms included progressive shortness of breath and stridor.

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Cecal Diverticulitis

A 56-year-old Hispanic male presented to the emergency department (ED) complaining of right lower quadrant abdominal pain for two days.

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Sporotrichosis

A 25-year-old healthy Hispanic male agricultural laborer presented to the emergency department with six weeks of a painless raised lesion on the proximal thumb with occasional drainage of fluid, without history of injury.

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Infected Thyroglossal Duct Cyst

A 23-year-old female presented to the emergency department (ED) with a five-day history of sore throat, body aches and 24 hours of throat swelling accompanied by globus sensation and hoarseness.

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Injury Prevention

Painful Red Eye

A 27-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with a complaint of left eye pain and redness for three days.

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Injury Prevention

Subtalar Dislocation

A 26-year-old male presented to the emergency department for right foot pain and deformity after inverting his foot while base running playing baseball.

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Emergency Medicine is a specialty which closely reflects societal challenges and consequences of public policy decisions. The emergency department specifically deals with social injustice, health and economic disparities, violence, substance abuse, and disaster preparedness and response. This journal focuses on how emergency care affects the health of the community and population, and conversely, how these societal challenges affect the composition of the patient population who seek care in the emergency department. The development of better systems to provide emergency care, including technology solutions, is critical to enhancing population health.