Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Small Bowel Obstruction


55M c h/o colon ca p/w abd pain x 3d.  Rebound on exam.  3/6/9 Rule: small bowel dilated if > 3 cm, large bowel if > 6 cm, cecum if > 9 cm.

Monday, April 14, 2014

Brugada Type II


30M w/o PMH p/w intermittent CP and dizziness w/o syncope x 1 year.

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens


Sudden onset painful leg that became swollen within 15 minutes.

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Osteomyelitis


53M s/p TMA p/w new ulcer.  Elevated inflammatory markers and clear cortical involvement on XR (although not called by radiology); MR confirmed oseteo.  Findings suggestive of OM on radiography include cortical erosion, periosteal reaction, mixed lucency, and sclerosis; but may not be evident for up to 2 weeks into the infection.

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Free Air


60M w/o PMH p/w sudden onset abd pain several hours earlier, rigid abd, found to have free air on upright.  Perfed dudenoal ulcer found on ex-lap.

Friday, March 14, 2014

Spine Sign


40F c h/o CHF p/w SOB and productive cough.  Radiology report made no mention of focal consolidation.  The vertebral bodies should become more lucent the more inferior they are, but you can clearly see they become more opaque in this lateral view - a finding called "the spine sign."  This is consistent with a focal consolidation.

Wellens' Syndrome


60M c exertional CP x 2 weeks, biphasic t's and STE; 95% prox LAD on LHC.

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Complete Heart Block


83M c CP, new RBB and CHB, STD in anterolateral leads and TWI in inf, HR36; taken for PPM following day.