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Top Medical Cases of 2021

Top medical cases of 2021

From trauma cases to COVID-19 and everything between, each year thousands of medical cases are shared in . Here are the top five that received the most buzz in 2021. 

#5 Interpreting an ECG

#5 medical case of 2021

In our #5 medical case for the year, an 80-year-old man visited the emergency department after feeling unwell for several days. He lives alone and was struggling to manage in the weeks prior to the hospital visit. According to the 麻豆传媒 member who shared the case, 鈥淗e remains hemodynamically stable at all times. However, he does not look well. The senior doctor on call struggles to interpret his 12 lead ECG recorded on admission.鈥 

Can you read this ECG? 

#4 Hand Crushed Between Boat and Dock

#4 medical case of 2021

Our #4 medical case was submitted by an EMT after their first trauma case involving a 17-year-old male who crushed their hand between a boat and a dock. The EMT shared, 鈥淒ispatched as a traumatic injury upon arrival found a 17 y/o male who had his hand wrapped with a rag to keep from bleeding everywhere … patient walked to the ambulance … initially I wrapped his hand with 4×4鈥檚 and rolled gauze to stop the control the bleeding well other interventions were being done.鈥

The EMT also asked the community for any constructive feedback, and 麻豆传媒 members jumped in to offer advice. 

A physician assistant student shared, 鈥淔rom an ER perspective: Concise and purposeful presentation of the patient is an incredibly important skill to master quickly. You鈥檙e off to a good start but practice as much as possible. When reporting the injury try to give the mechanism like 鈥榟and crushed between boat and the dock.鈥 Tell us how it happened rather than why.鈥

And a paramedic offered, 鈥淟ooks like you did a good job all in all. Like the others said, don’t unwrap the wound and estimate blood loss to the best of your ability.鈥

What鈥檚 your advice for this EMT? 

A recap of the top 5 medical cases of the year shared by members of the 麻豆传媒

#3 An Unknown Rash

#3 medical case of 2021

A 麻豆传媒 member and registered nurse shared our #3 medical case in 2021 of a patient who had mollascum contagiosum removed from the neck using acid six months prior by a dermatologist. 鈥淭his dry/red area appeared and continues to grow. Failed corticosteroid and anti fungal treatment creams.鈥 

Some suggestions in the comments were a secondary bacterial infection and a granuloma annulare variant. 

What鈥檚 your diagnosis? 

#2 A Painful, Burning Rash 

#2 medical case of 2021

Our #2 medical case for the year describes a 32-year-old patient with no comorbidities who recently dealt with a stressful situation. According to the 麻豆传媒 member who shared the case, 鈥淭he patient has experienced pain and a burning sensation on the posterior region of the shoulder and upper third of the right arm.鈥 A dermatologist prescribed a topical steroid. 

How would you treat this rash?聽

#1 Rash Following COVID-19 Vaccine

#1 medical case of 2021

And our top medical case for 2021 discusses a patient with rashes all over the body three day after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. The 麻豆传媒 member who shared the post noted, 鈥淣o itching, mild pain. Appears to be infected on posterior right knee. Warm to touch, no drainage 鈥 describes feeling chills and night sweats all expected signs of vaccine but the skin rashes is new to me.鈥

Comments range from, 鈥淢aybe it is a delayed vaccine reaction鈥 to 鈥淭he rash could be coincidental and have nothing to do with the vaccine. Possible but not probable.鈥

What do you think caused this rash?聽

Published December 6, 2021


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