CASE #8
HISTORY
The patient is a 22 year old male brought to the first aid station after
running naked at a concert stadium featuring the Grateful Dead. He is noted
to be "wild" and agitated and requires full leather restraints.
PHYSICAL
- General: WDWN male, combative
- Vitals: BP=130/80 P=122 RR=24 T=100.5
- HEENT: Pupils 6mm and reactive
- Ht: RRR S1S2, tachycardic
- Lungs: CTA
- Abd: Benign but difficult to examine
- Ext: No needle tracks, moves all 4, no trauma
- Neuro: Hyper-reflexic, no focal deficits
- Skin:
Flushed, "Dead
Head" tattoo on L buttock complete with skull and lightening bolt.
Toxin and Discussion
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