A 58-year-old obese white male presents to ED with chief complaint of fever, chills, pain, and swelling in the right great toe. He states the symptoms came on very suddenly and he cannot put any weigh

A 58-year-old obese white male presents to ED with chief complaint of fever, chills, pain, and swelling in the right great toe. He states the symptoms came on very suddenly and he cannot put any weight on his foot. Physical exam reveals exquisite pain on any attempt to assess the right first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint. […]

Case study #2Scenario:JF is an 18 year old woman, gravida 1 para 0 at 38 weeks gestation.She feltfine until 2 days ago, when she noticed swelling in her hands, feet, and face.She complains of frontal

Case study #2Scenario:JF is an 18 year old woman, gravida 1 para 0 at 38 weeks gestation.She feltfine until 2 days ago, when she noticed swelling in her hands, feet, and face.She complains of frontal headache, which started yesterday and has not beenrelieved by acetaminophen of coffee.She says she feels irritable and doesn’twant the “overhead […]