About Walter L Green, MD

Professor
Emergency Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern

SAEM Clinical Image Series: Eye Trauma and Vision Loss

globe rupture open globe

The patient is a 44-year-old male with a past history of end stage renal disease on hemodialysis, diabetes, and hypertension who presents with acute visual loss after assault 2 hours prior. He was struck in the eye by his partner’s fist (adorned with a large ring), but denies severe pain. He does endorses instant difficulty with his vision. There is no use of contacts or glasses. No other injuries, headache, or loss of consciousness are reported.

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By |2019-11-10T21:42:57-08:00Oct 21, 2019|Ophthalmology, SAEM Clinical Images, Trauma|

SAEM Clinical Image Series: Young Woman with a Headache

Headache

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Chief complaint: Headaches for 1 year

History of Present Illness: A 31-year-old woman with no significant past history presents with a dull headache.

She notes the headache is generalized, has been almost daily for a year and is worsened by bending over. She denies nausea, vomiting, photophobia, trauma, seizures, focal weakness, numbness, or vision change. Acetaminophen and ibuprofen provide only mild, short-acting relief. She takes oral birth control and her periods have been normal.

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