Hematology , Urology , Infectious Disease

Cold Agglutinin Syndrome: A Case Report

5/15/2025 Andrew B. Blink, MD , Amanda Irish, MD, MPH, MS, DTMH

Cold agglutinin syndrome is an autoimmune hemolytic anemia mediated by cold agglutinin, typically monoclonal, proteins. This pathology is termed “cold” as the agglutinin proteins bind to their target

Trauma , Urology , Psychiatry , Toxicology

Auto-Orchiectomy: Examining Cases, Causes, and Motives

12/3/2024 Samantha K. Kos, MS , Hannah G. Davis-Adams, BS, BA , Brooke M. Beers, MS , Bryan R. Troop, MD, FACS

Auto-orchiectomy has been linked to psychosis, substance use, and psychiatric disorders. Treating the result of the behavior is critical - but it’s also important to address the underlying impetus.

Urology

The Deadliest Genital Ulcer Is Not Infectious: A Case Report of Penile Calciphylaxis

10/31/2024 Andrew Good, DO , Agata Dow, MD , Chris Kilen, DO , Katherine Jones

Penile calciphylaxis is a harbinger of looming mortality, indicating need for a clear goals of care discussion.

Urology , Nephrology , Ultrasound

Ureteric Stone: Use of POCUS in Atypical Presentation

10/31/2024 Tahir Shahzad, MD

Urinary tract stones are a frequent chief complaint in the emergency department. Point-of-care ultrasound speeds a diagnosis and helps direct appropriate management.

Infectious Disease , Urology

Not Just Rectal Bleeding: A Case of Fournier’s Gangrene

7/10/2024 Elaine Hsiang, MD , Claire Perrin , Maria Raven, MD, MPH, MS, FACEP

Fournier’s gangrene is a surgical emergency. Time to surgical intervention is the most significant modifiable risk factor for mortality in these necrotizing infections, and early intervention can halv

Urology , Trauma , Sports Medicine , Pediatric EM

Kidney Chronicles: A Pediatric Blunt Renal Trauma Case Report

7/15/2023 Natalie Zink , Joseph Q. McDaniels , Katherine Rogers , Bradley Morganstern

Unintentional injury is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric age group, with urogenital injury occurring in 10-20% of blunt abdominal trauma cases.1,2 Depending on the severity, s

Critical Care Alert , Sepsis , Urology

Pelvic Sepsis: A Fatal Complication of Routine Hemorrhoidectomy

1/30/2023 Carly Rosen, MD , William Bonadio, MD , Jessica Fleischer-Black, MD

Pelvic sepsis is a well-known and feared complication of colorectal and urologic surgery; however, it is not common and may not be recognized by emergency physicians. Patients may present with only mi

Nephrology , Urology

Unusual Causes of Hematuria

10/10/2022 Sophia Gorgens, MD , Mary Flanagan-Kundle, DPA, PA-C , Zhanna Roit, MD

Hematuria, while a common presentation to the ED, can have myriad causes. Some of those causes, such as a ruptured AAA and tuberculosis, can be life-threatening if not recognized. When working up a pa

OB/GYN , Urology

Acute Urinary Retention: A Rare Case of Incarcerated Uterus in the Gravid ED Patient

6/10/2022 Katherine Tougas , Bryson Hicks, MD , Ryanne Mayersak, MD, MS

When a pregnant woman, especially at 14 to 16 weeks gestation, shows signs of acute urinary retention, consider retroverted incarcerated uterus as a potential cause.

Ultrasound , Urology

No Need to Fear Fournier’s with POCUS

6/10/2022 Wayne Fu, MD, MBA , Josh Greenstein, MD

Point-of-care ultrasound may be the best, and quickest, way to diagnose Fournier’s Gangrene, an acute necrotic infection of the perineal, genital, or perianal regions.

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