The previous week he visited a local petting zoo, where he consumed a salad and hamburger that may have been undercooked per the family report. In the Emergency Department he is afebrile and physical exam is notable only for dehydration. White blood...More

Application Exercise 2

A 4-year-old male is brought in to the Emergency Department by his parents with several days of diarrhea. He reports 10-12 watery bowel movements each day. On the day of presentation, he developed bleeding and pain with bowel...More

Application Exercise 2

A 4-year-old male is brought in to the Emergency Department by his parents with several days of diarrhea. He reports 10-12 watery bowel movements each day. On the day of presentation, he developed bleeding and pain with bowel...More

You order a blood gas test and a chest x-ray. The neonate’s x-ray is shown here. What is the pathophysiology of the most likely diagnosis?

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Case 1 Presentation

20-year-old female presented to OB triage with c/o abdominal cramping and clear fluid draining from her vagina since last night. She notes that her last menstrual period (LMP) was 6 months ago. A pregnancy test at her primary ca...More

Case 1 Presentation

20-year-old female presented to OB triage with c/o abdominal cramping and clear fluid draining from her vagina since last night. She notes that her last menstrual period (LMP) was 6 months ago. A pregnancy test at her primary ca...More

Question #3

The patient returns a week later to discuss her lab results. You’ve made a tentative diagnosis of polymyositis. She has developed a rash on the face that is not painful or itching her, but seems to be getting progressively darker and de...More

Question # 2

You obtain a chemistry panel and a creatine kinase level. The creatine kinase is 14,000 U/L (normal < 145 in a female), and the remainder of the chemistry is unremarkable. What additional labs would be most useful at this juncture?...More

Welcome back to CGScholar! In this TBL, you will engage in oral interaction in Zoom with written discussion in CGScholar

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Application Problem #1

Mrs. Jones is a 57-year-old female with a history of hypertension, nicotine abuse wh...More

The ER physician sent a sample of John’s blood to a commercial lab to be tested for poisoning. Upon getting this result, Dr. Jones starts John on bicarbonate, glucose, and an ethanol drip

Why was the ethanol IV drip used?

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