Tolerate More Than Pain
Pull to Start

A 59-year-old male with a history of DVT on Eliquis presents to the emergency room with severe shoulder pain. The patient had been pushing his car when he fell onto his outstretched arms. His son subsequently pulled on his right arm to attempt to “relocate” it. During this, the patient experienced sudden worsening pain with his right arm becoming stuck above his head with the onset of numbness and tingling in his right arm.

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April 23, 2025
Pull to Start
A 59-year-old male with a history of DVT on Eliquis presents to the emergency room with severe shoulder pain. The patient had been pushing his car when he fell onto his outstretched arms. His son subsequently pulled on his right arm to attempt to “relocate” it. During this, the patient experienced sudden worsening pain with his right arm becoming stuck above his head with the onset of numbness and tingling in his right arm.
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Oh Snap
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Shoulder Check: A common skier's shoulder injury
A 38-year-old female presents to the ski clinic for left shoulder pain after a fall while skiing. Her ski caught an edge causing her to fall directly onto her left shoulder. She now has significant pain in the left shoulder that increases with attempt at forward flexion and adduction at the shoulder. She denies any other associated symptoms.
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The Floating Elbow
A 30-year-old male with no pertinent medical history presented as a trauma after a motorcycle crash where he was traveling approximately 70 mph. The patient was cut off by another vehicle, and flew off his bike going airborne unknown feet, landing onto his outstretched hands. He is primarily complaining of left arm pain.
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Dropping the Ball
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A Sudden Turn of the Ankle
A 77-year-old presents to the ED for evaluation of right ankle pain, which occurred approximately 1 hour prior to arrival after making a sharp right turn with his foot planted in the restroom. He had sudden onset pain. He reports normal sensation over the right foot and is neurovascularly intact. An obvious open deformity is noted to the right ankle.
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A 32-year-old female presents to the emergency department with right ankle pain after a high-speed motor vehicle accident. On exam, she is noted to have ecchymosis and swelling over the dorsal foot, and pain with ankle dorsiflexion and plantarflexion.
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Hold On Tight!
A 34-year-old female presents after a waterslide accident. She was traveling down a water slide with her fourth and fifth digits of her right hand in the handle of the inner tube when the inner tube was ripped out from under her at the bottom of the slide. She instantly noted pain and swelling in the middle of her hand. She complains that she can not make a fist.
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Can’t Climb a Tree
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I declare a thumb war
A 39-year-old female presents to the emergency department with right thumb pain after falling in a skiing accident. On exam, there is mild swelling, tenderness on the ulnar aspect of the 1st MCP joint. Additionally, there is laxity with valgus stressing of the 1st MCP joint.
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The Heel Deal
A 57-year-old male with a history of alcohol induced cirrhosis presents to the ED w/ 10 days of reported L foot pain after fall from 6 foot ladder, landing directly onto his left foot. Since his injury, he has noticed increasing redness and swelling to the posterior aspect of the foot beginning approximately 4 days after the fall. He has been using a walker that he borrowed from his friend to assist in ambulation. He denies any knee pain or back pain.
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