Pain Management

A previously healthy 47-year-old woman presents to an urgent care facility with chief complaint of acute abdominal pain.

When evaluating patients presenting with low back pain, conducting a targeted history and physical examination is vital to identify indications of a potentially significant underlying condition, what we...

A 42-year-old man presents to the office describing several weeks duration of abdominal pain. The pain is in the upper abdomen, midline, and is "boring" in nature.

A 75-year-old male presented to our sports medicine clinic with acute-on-chronic, erythematous lateral ankle pain of 3 months’ duration.

An 8-year-old girl presented to an outside community emergency department (ED) with 2 weeks of joint pain impeding her ability to walk and progressive abdominal pain.

A 13-year-old boy presented to his pediatrician’s office with a 1-day history of left hip pain. The patient reported that he felt a sharp pain in his anterior left hip while running, causing him to limp. He...

A 62-year-old White man presented to our emergency department with symptoms of right-sided facial numbness and dysarthria. He also had been having abdominal pain for the previous 5 days, which was...

A 62-year-old White man presented to our emergency department with symptoms of right-sided facial numbness and dysarthria. He also had been having abdominal pain for the previous 5 days, which was...

A 67-year-old woman presented with neck and shoulder discomfort for nearly a month. The patient felt pain in her neck and shoulders with subacute onset about once a week. She called her primary physician...

Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) or deliberate self-harm is defined as the volitional, direct injury of the body tissue without suicidal intent. Substance abuse complicates the presentation because it masks...