Eric is a 14-year-old student who uses a motorized wheelchair. Eric tested on grade level for reading and writing. His writing was assessed orally because of difficulty with fine-motor control. His speech therapy goal is to improve pronunciation, and his occupational therapy goal is to improve fine-motor control so that he can grasp a pencil […]

A 14-year-old girl presents with a throbbing headache that has worsened over the past 2 days. She has never had a headache of this nature before and has no history of trauma. The headache is localized to her right temporal region. Alleviating factors include sleep and sitting in a dark room, and aggravating factors include […]

A 40-year-old woman with PMH of fibroids presents to the primary care clinic with headaches that have been occurring over the past several years. She states that the headaches occur in bunches. With these headaches, she will have several episodes lasting an hour each time that occur for a few straight weeks followed by long […]

A 65-year-old man presents to the emergency room with a severe headache that is diffuse and pounding. He currently takes coumadin (Warfarin) for his atrial fibrillation. The headache began 2 hours ago, and he has no relief with analgesics. On physical exam, he appears confused and there is 5/5 strength in his upper and lower […]

A 40-year-old woman with a past medical history of hypertension and fibroids presents to the primary care clinic with headaches that have been occurring over the past several months. She states that the headaches occur frequently and last for a day or two. In these headaches, she experiences a bilateral, constricting sensation that she feels […]

7-year-old man developed the signs of decompensated laryngeal stenosis against the background of acute flegmonous laryngitis. He presents with inspiratory dyspnea at rest, forced position, cyanotic skin covered in cold sweat, tachycardia, deficient pulse, and low blood pressure. What urgent treatment tactics should be chosen? a.Oxygen therapy b.Oral administration of hyposensitization substances and broncholytic c.Administration […]