Last month’s What’s the Take Home? article described the case of a 70-year-old man who presented to urgent care for severe pain of the right hand. Necrotizing fasciitis was suspected, prompting surgical...
Post-intubation tracheal stenosis (PITS) is a rare but well-known complication of prolonged mechanical ventilation. Tracheal ischemia caused by prolonged endotracheal intubation is thought to be the primary...
A 62-year-old man with metastatic prostate cancer, congestive heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease presented to an outside emergency department with right-sided chest pain and dyspnea. ...
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