CHAPTER 107 De Quervain Paratenonitis (Thumb Tenosynovitis) Presentation The patient, usually a middle-aged woman, experiences an insidious onset of difficulty with tasks such as opening jars because of pain localized…
Figure 136-1 Foot caught in bicycle spokes. What To Do: Obtain a detailed history, perform a general examination to rule out any possible associated injuries, and then perform a focal…
CHAPTER 78 Colorful Urine Presentation The patient may complain of or be frightened about the color of his urine. Color may be one component of some urinary complaint, or the…
CHAPTER 178 Sea Bather’s Eruption (Sea Lice) Presentation Patients seek help because of an intense pruritic or painful eruption of red raised welts, sometimes like mosquito bites. They are at…
CHAPTER 9 Tension-Type (Muscle Contraction) Headache Presentation The patient complains of a mild to moderate, dull, steady (nonpulsating) pain, described as a pressing, tightening, squeezing, or constricting band, located bilaterally…
CHAPTER 45 Dental Pain, Periapical Abscess (Tooth Abscess) Presentation The patient complains of severe, constant facial or dental pain, often associated with facial swelling, regional lymphadenopathy, and cellulitis, and may…
Figure 87-1 Bartholin abscess. What To Do: If the swelling and pain is mild without fluctuance (bartholinitis) or if the abscess is small, the patient can be placed on antibiotics,…
CHAPTER 8 Seizures (Convulsions, Fits), Febrile and Pediatric Presentation Parents who are frightened and concerned bring in their child who has just had a generalized seizure with jerking tonic-clonic movements…
CHAPTER 16 Corneal Abrasion Presentation The patient may complain of eye pain or a sensation of the presence of a foreign body after being poked in the eye with a…
