Casey Albin, MD

1/ A 37 yo W is in the ED after an event of unresponsiveness. She’s had a 3y h/o eye fluttering, stuttering, head shaking, bilateral arm jerking movements, and unresponsiveness. S...

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1/ 25-yo M p/w status epilepticus. He has been paranoid and confused in the previous weeks. MRI 👇. A large abdominal mass was identified on imaging. You know what this is, but...

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1/ A 45 yo W presents with a headache that is worse with lying down. MRI 👇 She is becoming progressively more somnolent. What do you do: Drop a stat EVD? Give some mannitol?...

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1/ A 42-YO F developed pain & numbness on the dorsum of her left forearm w/ wrist & finger drop over 3 days. A month later, she developed R foot drop with pain & numbness along th...

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1/ A 21 yo woman presents with numbness in her hands and difficulty walking due to numbness in her left foot. She also reports numbness over the right thigh. On exam, she has pat...

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1/ A 28 yo W with rapid-onset, severe weakness. In the ED she is barely able to lift her head; CNs are intact. She has severe symmetric upper & lower weakness (3/5 prox, 2/5 dista...

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1/ A 21 yo G1P0 reports a severe headache 3 days after delivery. BP 182/100😱 While waiting to be admitted, she vomits & has a generalized tonic clonic seizure. She is sedated a...

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1/ A 73 yo woman is admitted for TIA-evaluation. While in the hospital you find her pacing the floor at night. “I just have to move my legs at night!” You see the blood work don...

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1/ A 68 yo woman collapses at a Braves game. Bystander CPR is initiated. AED demonstrates a shockable rhythm, ROSC is achieved after 6 rounds of CPR. She’s found to have a STEMI an...

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1/ Alright #neuroX (?!?!) A 78 yo man is hospitalized with sepsis, he undergoes a long hospitalization complicated by ileus and AKI requiring HD (now resolved). He has been hosp...

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1/ A 32 yo woman presents with headache and somnolence. She is febrile to 102.6F. Exam reveals neck stiffness and this rash…which, when your attending arrives, is absent #hatetha...

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1/ #ContinuumCase!! A 50 yo man presented to the ED with acute onset aphasia. He is not able to report a history, but BP Is 215/95. Non-contrast HCT reveals this bleed… What do...

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