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cc: Chronic penis pain. From one of the most expensive medicaid pts in the county. Had serious mental illness, would often come into ER after the cops beat him up for whatever minor crime. Had lots of U/As, STD tests, scrotal US....Turned out it was an extensive bladder tumor.
cc: Hirschsprungs. Little girl, father was neurologist. pt had no hx, but hadn't pooped in a week. Father said "I've only seen this in hirschsprungs!" Wanted rectal manometry (in the ER!). Gave her glycerin PR - and "cured" her. Father was very upset he didn't think of constipation.
cc: "I feel like I have a ruptured etopic". Turns out she was right, over >2L of blood in abd cavity with the OB's opened her up.
When I was an EMT. Dispatched to a "toe pain" at 2am. Pt then coded in ambulance, so beware the deadly toe pain sign.
cc: Hirschsprungs. Little girl, father was neurologist. pt had no hx, but hadn't pooped in a week. Father said "I've only seen this in hirschsprungs!" Wanted rectal manometry (in the ER!). Gave her glycerin PR - and "cured" her. Father was very upset he didn't think of constipation.
cc: "I feel like I have a ruptured etopic". Turns out she was right, over >2L of blood in abd cavity with the OB's opened her up.
When I was an EMT. Dispatched to a "toe pain" at 2am. Pt then coded in ambulance, so beware the deadly toe pain sign.