An 18-year-old male presents with complaints of ankle pain a…

An 18-year-old male presents with complaints of ankle pain after a fall 10 days ago. He has kept his ankle wrapped and elevated as recommended by his primary care doctor. He is neurovascularly intact on physical exam. The provocative maneuver shown in the figure below is positive. What neuromuscular pathway needs to be rehabilitated to reduce recurrence of the injury?  

During your Orthopedics rotation, you are asked to evaluate…

During your Orthopedics rotation, you are asked to evaluate a 45-year-old gentleman who presents complaining of sudden onset “excruciating pain” in his left great toe.  He is unable to tolerate even the placement of a bedsheet on the affected toe, due to the intense pain.  On examination, the left first metatarsophalangeal joint is markedly erythematous, and is noted to be warm and exquisitely tender on palpation.  Based on this information, what is the most likely diagnosis for this patient?

Traditionally, parents teach children, not the other way aro…

Traditionally, parents teach children, not the other way around. However, it is now common for parents to call their children for help in performing a simple task on a computer, such as attaching a file to an email. What creates situations in which parents must turn to their children for help?

A 35-year-old woman who has never smoked, presents with a hi…

A 35-year-old woman who has never smoked, presents with a history of daily non-productive cough x 2 months.  Her lungs are clear to auscultation and her chest radiograph (CXR) is normal.  Which of the following tests is the next diagnostic test that you would order?

A 26-year-old male presents to the emergency department with…

A 26-year-old male presents to the emergency department with weakness and a fever. The patient states that 36 hours ago, he started to feel febrile and weak. He subsequently experienced pain in his muscles and joints throughout his body and experienced several episodes of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. The patient states his symptoms have not improved much. He is otherwise healthy and his medications include a multivitamin and an albuterol inhaler.  T 102°F, BP 120/80 mmHg, HR 90/min, RR 18/min, and oxygen saturation is 99% on room air. Physical exam is notable for an uncomfortable appearing male. His cardiac, pulmonary, HEENT, and abdominal exams are unremarkable. Which of the following interventions is the most appropriate treatment for this patient?