SAEM Clinical Images Series: A Painful Swollen Digit
August 21, 2023
A 50-year-old male with a history of polysubstance use disorder and poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus [+] The post SAEM Clinical Images Series: A Painful...
Anna Fang, MD
SAEM Clinical Images Series: Back Yard Football Injury
August 7, 2023
A 10-year-old male with no past medical history presents to the Emergency Department (ED) by EMS for evaluation of an injury sustained while playing tackle...
Andrew Washington
SAEM Clinical Images Series: My Shoulder Hurts
March 20, 2023
An 18-year-old male presents to the Emergency Department (ED) with right shoulder pain after wrestling with his brother. He heard a “pop," and has been...
Sarah Shaver, MD
ALiEM AIR Series | Orthopedics Lower Extremity Module
March 1, 2023
Welcome to the AIR Orthopedics Lower Extremity Module! After carefully reviewing all relevant posts in the past 12 months from the top 50 sites...
Chris Belcher, MD
SplintER Series: Patellar Tendon Rupture
January 25, 2023
A 46-year-old female with a history of diabetes and morbid obesity presents to the emergency department (ED) with difficulty walking after she tripped on a...
Karl Koivisto
SplintER Series: En Pointe
January 11, 2023
A 32-year-old female presents to the emergency department with right foot pain after rolling her ankle during dance class. On exam, there is mild swelling...
Ko, MD, CAQ-SM
SplintER Series: Don’t forget about the (tibial) spine!
December 28, 2022
A 13-year-old patient presents to the Emergency Department after sustaining a twisting knee injury while playing soccer. There was a pop, and the patient was...
Katherine WD Dolbec, MD, FACEP, CAQSM
SplintER Series: Hip, Hip, Hooray!
December 16, 2022
A 67-year-old male with a history of bilateral total hip arthroplasties (THA) several years ago presents with left hip pain after a fall. He...
R. Conner Dixon, MD
SplintER Series: The Hidden Post
November 30, 2022
A 23-year-old male presents to the emergency department with right ankle pain after he rolled his ankle while walking down the stairs. An ankle exam...
Justine Ko, MD
SplintER: Pop, Lock & Drop It
November 9, 2022
A 38-year-old female presents to the ED with right shoulder pain after a fall directly onto that shoulder. She noticed immediate pain and difficulty moving...
SplintER Series: Let the Feet Drop
November 2, 2022
A 20-year-old male distance runner who was jogging and happened to be running past the emergency department presented with severe bilateral leg pain, foot pain,...
Brandon Godfrey, MD
SplintER Series: Stop! Hammer Time
June 29, 2022
A 54-year-old female presents to the emergency department with 3rd and 4th right finger pain after “jamming” them a week ago. She was reaching to...