Also known as: Gout
Former basketball player presents with gout, initially misdiagnosed dosing leads to Colchicine toxicity causing severe abdominal pain, hypotension, and cardiac arrhythmia. His dyslexia contributed to medication error.
Also known as: Colchicine overdose
Patient overdosed on Colchicine (gout medication) due to inability to read instructions properly, causing life-threatening abdominal emergency requiring surgical exploration.
Also known as: Dyslexia
Underlying learning disability that went undiagnosed throughout the patient's athletic career, directly contributing to his medication overdose when unable to properly read dosing instructions.
Also known as: Major injuries from car accident
Patient sustained multiple fractures, lacerations, concussion, and pneumothorax after falling backwards off a fire escape while taking a selfie. Used as a teaching case for new residents.
Also known as: Collapsed lung
Pneumothorax requiring chest tube placement following traumatic fall from fire escape.
Also known as: Fire-setting behavior
Incarcerated patient with psychopathic pyromania exhibits highly manipulative and sadistic tendencies. Consulted to profile hospital arsonist. Her condition killed 13 people in the past. Dr. Frome struggles with whether exposing her to fire scene will trigger relapse.