A 64-year-old diabetic woman presents with pain in both lower limbs at rest, with the left leg being more painful than the right. The pain intensifies when walking more than one kilometer and subsides upon resting. She reports no lower back pain or c...
Case presentation A 52-year-old obese woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Gold III and a history of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) was scheduled for elbow surgery. Due to her complex medical history, a tailored anesthetic strat...
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A paravertebral block is recommended for pain management following breast surgery, thoracotomy, rib fractures, and procedures involving the thoracic and upper abdominal regions. This technique involves injecting local anesthetic alongside the thoraci...
A 68-year-old woman presented at the emergency department with acute respiratory failure and fever. Lung ultrasound showed a B-profile in all four BLUE points, suggesting pulmonary edema. This prompted us to do a cardiac ultrasound. Consecutively, a...
Case presentation A 44-year-old male patient presented with a history of a sports-related Achilles tendon tear. This injury resulted in significant pain, limited mobility, and interference with his daily activities. The decision was made to proceed w...
A 45-year-old female patient came in reporting chronic left shoulder pain lasting for three months after a minor injury. The pain primarily centered around the upper arm and the supraspinous fossa, worsening notably at night. Additionally, incidental...
The obturator nerve originates from the ventral rami of the L2 to L4 lumbar nerves. An obturator nerve block serves various purposes: providing supplemental analgesia for hip and knee surgeries, preventing thigh adduction response during transurethra...
A 41-year-old woman presented with cervical pain radiating to the left upper limb. Her medical history reveals no prior comorbidities, but she engages in frequent and vigorous exercise, notably CrossFit. The pain she experiences is persistent, exacer...
Case presentation A 48-year-old male patient presented with severe pain localized to the left thoracic region, consistent with post-herpetic neuralgia following a recent episode of shingles involving the left T6 dermatome. The patient had no other si...