Neupsy Key

Introduction Print Section Listen The intensive care unit (ICU) of the future in which technology enables dramatic improvements to clinical care while reducing costs has been predicted since the 1970s,…

Case Print Section Listen A 38-year-old woman who is a tobacco smoker with no significant past medical history presents with sudden new-onset bifrontal headache. The patient describes sharp, constant frontal…

Case Print Section Listen A 52-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presents with a headache; she had a subsequent fall without loss of consciousness. Over the next few…

Case Print Section Listen A 49-year-old man with history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia presents with a sudden onset of severe bifrontal headache followed by nausea. The headache, the worst headache…

Case Print Section Listen A previously healthy 19-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department (ED) for a witnessed “convulsion.” She had suddenly stopped talking and stared into space in…

Case Print Section Listen A 62-year-old man with no known prior medical history presents to the emergency department (ED) after being found by emergency medical technicians (EMTs) for reportedly being…

Case Print Section Listen A 42-year-old man with no previous medical history presents with a 1-week history of sinus congestion. He was not getting adequate pain relief and had taken…

Case Print Section Listen A 60-year-old man with a history of hypertension is admitted with several days of fever and generalized weakness. He complains of diplopia and anorexia and is…

Case Print Section Listen A 62-year-old man with a medical history of hypertension was in a heated argument with his son when he suddenly complained of dizziness and collapsed to…

Case Print Section Listen A 46-year-old man with a history of idiopathic hypoparathyroidism presented to the emergency department with “altered mental status.” His wife described the patient as having been…