Also known as: Third-degree burn
Young woman with severe second- and third-degree burns covering 60% of her body from a house fire. Required immediate intubation due to airway compromise and massive fluid resuscitation per parkland formula.
Also known as: Smoke inhalation
Multiple patients from house fire with smoke inhalation requiring aggressive airway management. Tina developed severe airway edema requiring emergent retrograde intubation.
Also known as: Brain infection
5-month-old infant with bacterial meningitis presenting with lethargy, fever, hypotension, and coagulopathy. Required lumbar puncture for diagnosis and chest tube placement for purulent pleural effusion.
Also known as: Blood clotting disorder
Infant with uncontrolled bleeding during IV placement attempts, likely related to severe infection and malnutrition.
Also known as: Alcohol withdrawal
Chronic alcoholic presenting with early withdrawal symptoms including tongue fasciculations. Treated with benzodiazepines, phenobarbital, and IV ethanol when supplies ran out.
Also known as: Persistent orgasm
Woman experiencing persistent involuntary orgasms that began spontaneously on a school bus. Treated with unconventional method (pepper to induce sneezing) that provided psychological relief.
Also known as: Brain cancer
Teenage student presenting with nausea, vomiting, headaches, and bruising. Initial pregnancy test was false positive caused by rare brain tumor that secretes pregnancy proteins. Tumor treatable with 95% success rate via radiation.
Also known as: TCA poisoning
21-year-old college student who overdosed on tricyclic antidepressants, presenting with altered mental status, widening QRS complexes, seizures, and hemodynamic instability. Eloped from hospital while restrained, found seizing in street. Treated with sodium bicarbonate.