Esophageal Versus Endotracheal Intubation Alberto Goffi Paolo Persona 1. A 65-year-old man with a history of locally advanced oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma and previous treatment with chemotherapy and localized radiation…
Pseudoaneurysm Trent Lee Wei Alejandro Pino 1. A pseudoaneurysm is a collection of blood that forms in which of the following areas? A. Between the adventitia and vasa vasorum B….
Optimization and Facilitation of Weaning From The Ventilator Vinca W. Chow 1. A 72-year-old man with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer is recovering from a right upper…
Paracentesis Jonathan T. Jaffe Casey D. Bryant John P. Gaillard 1. A 56-year-old man with a history of peptic ulcer disease and cirrhosis is admitted to the Emergency Department for…
Small Bowel Obstruction, Perforation, and Other Bowel Pathology Gunter Michael Krauthamer John T. Moeller 1. An 87-year-old man is admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for ascending cholangitis. Two…
Other Causes of Hypoxemia Hassan Mashbari Ahmed Al Hazmi Osaid Alser Matthew Mueller Christopher R. Tainter 1. A 75-year-old woman with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and…
Pericardiocentesis Rachel C. Frank Dusan Hanidziar 1. A 39-year-old woman presents to the Emergency Department 12 hours after the onset of rhinorrhea, nasal congestion, and cough. She reports pleuritic chest…
Distributive, Vasodilatory, Neurogenic, and Septic Gregory Mints Tanping Wong 1. A 76-year-old woman with a history of ischemic cardiomyopathy with known severely decreased left ventricular (LV) systolic function presents with…
