History CC: “My pee smells bad” x 7 days. HPI: 39 year old female with PMHx of hyperlipidemia presents with complaints of a foul, fishy odor in her urine x7 days. Pt also admits to mild dysuria towards the end…

Being that I am interested in pursuing a job in emergency medicine once I graduate I was disappointed to see that my second rotation was in the emergency room. I was hoping to have it later on, when I had…

Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) is a frequent occurrence in the emergency room, with patients often presenting for treatment. Generally, benzodiazepines are used to treat AWS and prevent any of its complications. There is a suggestion that phenobarbital, a barbiturate, may…

Over the course of this rotation I had two site evaluations, for which I prepared three H&Ps and one journal article. Both of the site evaluations were held over zoom with two other students present. The two other students were…

History CC: “I feel weak and didn’t eat” x 3 days. HPI: Pt is a 35 year old male with PMHx of diabetes mellitus type 1, alcohol abuse and gastritis who presents to the ED complaining of weakness, loss of…

History CC: “My toe hurts” x 5 days. HPI: 48 year old female with no known pmhx presents to the ED with complaints of pain in her R great toe x5 days. Pt describes the pain as a constant, sharp…

History CC: “My stomach is so hard and distended and it really hurts” x 3 days. HPI: 71 year old with no known pmhx presents to the ED with complaints of abdominal pain and distention x3 days. Pt says the…

For my mid-rotation evaluation I presented a patient who presented to CPEP claiming that the surgeons implanted a chip into his head when they surgically removed his kidney stones one year prior. This patient had a history a multi-substance abuse…

When I found out that my first rotation was in psychiatry I was honestly a little bit nervous. I have never been in a psych ward and I felt disconnected from the field. Psychiatry was actually my lowest score on…