Tag: patient case

Wounds of a car crash victim who was not wearing a seatbelt

Shared by a physician in Venezuela specializing in General Practice The patient was a 45-year-old man who, after a road accident, collided head-on with another vehicle. He presented an incipient cutting wound in the left…

Patient Cases

Patient Loses Muscle Tone During a Flight?

Shared by America Psychiatrist A physician on Sermo recently posted about a 42-year-old male patient who had no vascular risk factors and was on no medications other than a nasal decongestant and Gabapentin for nerve…

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Side effects of a knee replacement?

Shared by an American physician specializing in internal medicine. A 65-year-old patient comes in with a rash on both knees, with severe pruritis, and a burning sensation. The patient had her left knee replaced earlier…

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Shared Decision Making = Better Patient Outcomes

Shared decision making between clinicians and patients can lead to better patient outcomes, but finessing the conversation is a skill that requires insight and practice. The British Medical Journal consulted with physicians to create a…

Patient Cases

Patient Case: Hematoma, or A Fractured Patella?

Doctors use Sermo to collectively solve challenging patient cases and get help with diagnoses. Sometimes doctors just need a second opinion for family members or friends, and look to their peers for support. An ophthalmologist…

Patient Cases

Patient Case: Survived after 20 Minutes Underwater

Shared by a German Doctor Recently, a German doctor posted this case on Sermo. Generally, when a patient struggles and is submerged underwater, death will take 3-4 minutes. However, this Sermo physician shares an amazing…

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Mental illness: Cotard’s Delusion or walking corpse syndrome

Cotard’s Delusion is an obscure mental illness where the sufferers deny the existence of a body part, a portion of their body, or their entire existence. This syndrome is often referred to as “walking corpse…

Patient Cases

Patient Case: Have You Ever Seen Blue Legs Before?

Share by an Italian doctor specializing in dermatology, allergy & immunology, and rheumatology A 55-year-old patient with heptic cirrhosis with ascites related to HCV comes to the clinic for a year. His legs present a…

Patient Cases

Patient Case: Unexplained Pain in the Left Ear

Shared by a German Otolaryngologist A 66-year-old male patient presented with a history of ear pain on the left side in the last couple of days, but he didn’t have a fever or ear discharge.…

Patient Cases

Patient Case: White Dot Syndrome

~ White Dot Syndrome – a patient case shared on Sermo by an Ophthalmologist in the US A 32-year-old Caucasian male presented to my office for a second opinion with a rapid decrease in vision in…

Patient Cases

The Case of 7-Year-Old Billy with ADHD

~ By a Pediatrician in Australia Many kids (and adults) have no filter and just say whatever comes into their heads or is on their mind. People with Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) do so even…

Patient Cases

Could this be a Blueberry Muffin Baby?

~ By a retired Pediatric Hematologist Oncologist in Canada A recent patient case on Sermo reminded me of seeing an 11-day-old baby with reddish-blue skin lesions and mild hepatomegaly. This presentation reminded me of a…

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