Caleb Ward MB BChir, Children’s National Medical Center with Kristen Breslin MD Children’s National Medical Center The Case You receive a call from EMS stating they are en route to your facility with 4 children extracted from an apartment on fire. 16 Adults are taken to the nearby adult hospital. They have a 17-minute ETA. EMS […]
Author: Caleb Ward MD
Caleb grew up in rural New Zealand (think shire territory in Lord of the Rings), before moving to England for college and medical school (think Harry Potter), before doing what his American wife told him to do - and becoming an American. Areas of potential research interest include health systems analysis, medical education and simulation. Free time is now mainly spent with his daughter and/or catching up on sleep.
Hot Seat Case #92: 13 yo F with headache
Caleb Ward MB BChir, Children’s National Medical Center With Alyssa Abo MD, Children’s National Medical Center The Case: A 13 year old female is referred to your ED with two months of intermittent headache, two weeks of non-bilious emesis and now two days of double vision. She describes the headache as a dull ache that is […]
Ultrasound evaluation of infant with scrotal swelling
Case: A 3-month-old male was referred to the ED by his PCP for concern over left scrotal swelling. Parents reported one month of seemingly non-tender swelling without overlying skin changes. He was feeding well and gaining weight. There had been no work-up. PMHx: Full term vaginal delivery, received usual prenatal care. Exam: Vitals: weight 9.9kg, […]
Hot Seat #85: 13yo returning traveler with fever and abdominal pain
Caleb Ward MB BChir, Children’s National Medical Center with Sabrina Guse MD, Children’s National Medical Center The Case A 13 year old, previously healthy male presents to your ER in the summer of 2016 with fever, headaches and myalgia. He has 4 days of fever with a Tmax of 104.9. Fevers are worse in the […]
Hot Seat #76: 3 yo with a swollen knee
Caleb Ward, Children’s National Medical Center with Asha Payne, Children’s National Medical Center The Case A 3 year-old previously healthy boy presents to your ER in April in a mid-Atlantic state with one day of tactile fever and right knee swelling. The family had noted he appeared to be limping but was still able to […]