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CORD Cases
Recorded at the 2008 and 2009 Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD) Clinical Pathological Case (CPC) conferences, these selected cases are teaching tools that illustrate the deliberation necessary to reach a correct diagnosis. Cases focus on uncommon presentations of common diagnoses and common presentations of uncommon diagnoses.
The CORD case format consists of a presenter who introduces the case (and later confirms diagnosis), and a discussant who attempts to solve the case based on careful consideration of the differential diagnosis. The downloadable cases are optimized for viewing on mobile mp4 devices. They can also be viewed from your desktop. Presented in conjunction with the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors. Due to lack of permissions, some images will not be shown.
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8-Year-Old with Vision Loss
31 minutes
Presenter: Ryan Parker, MD, University of Texas, Southwestern
Discussant: Sean Bouvet, MD, State University of New York at Buffalo
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2-Year-Old Girl with Vomiting, Diarrhea, Headache, and Seizure
30 minutes
Presenter: Kirti Patel, MD, Christiana Care
Discussant: Mark Saks, Drexel University
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3-Year-Old Boy with Headache and Fevers
27 minutes
Presenter: Jahan Fahimi, MD, ACMC - Highland
Discussant: Leila Getto, MD, Christiana Care
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5-Year-Old Male Presents with Fever, Headache and Seizures
31 minutes, 53 seconds
Presenter: Roberta Capp, MD, Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital
Discussant: Preeti Jois-Bilowich, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Florida
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6th CN Palsy and Elevated Intracranial Pressure
27 minutes, 54 seconds
Presenter: Lauren Weinberger, MD, University of Pennsylvania
Discussant: James Sullivan Jr., MD, University of Massachusetts
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6-Year-Old Girl with Left Arm Weakness
35 minutes
Presenter: Jane Fansler, MD, Stanford/Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency
Discussant: Reuben Strayer, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
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7-Month-Old Girl with Seizure-Like Activity
26 minutes
Presenter: Carley Maak, MD, Oregon Health and Science University
Discussant: Jessica Smith, MD, Brown University
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18-Year-Old Woman with a Sore Throat
29 minutes
Presenter: Louis Rivera, MD, Beth Israel Medical Center- Albert Einstein
Discussant: Brian Lin, MD, Stanford/Kaiser Emergency Medicine
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22-Year-Old Caucasian Female in Severe Respiratory Distress
29 minutes
Presenter: Elizabeth Balazich, MD, Temple University
Discussant: Erin Lareau, MD, Northwestern University
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26-Year-Old Female Presents with Rapid Heart Rate
21 minutes
Presenter: Neil Perera, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine - Madigan Army Medical Center
Discussant: Salvatore Pardo, MD, FACEP Long Island Jewish Medical Center
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33-Year-Old Pregnant Woman with Abdominal Pain
34 minutes
Presenter: Nathan Gilmore, MD, University of Pittsburgh
Discussant: Laura Melville, MD, New York Methodist Hospital
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36-Year-Old Caucasian Female with Nausea and Vomiting
20 minutes
Presenter: Nathan Nehus, MD, East Carolina University EM/IM
Discussant: William Manson, MD, Emory University
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43-Year-Old Man with Fever and Pain in the Back of the Head
29 minutes
Presenter: Matthew Treaster, MD, Washington University in St Louis
Discussant: Kathryn Getzewich, MD, Temple University
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45-Year-Old Woman with Altered Mental Status and Apparent Paralysis
33 minutes
Presenter: Andrew Homer, MD, University of Michigan/St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Discussant: Maureen Chase, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston
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47-Year-Old Female with Simple Gastroenteritis
23 minutes
Presenter: Amanda Holland, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Discussant: Adam Yates, MD, University of Pittsburgh
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47-Year-Old Man with Abdominal Pain for Six Hours
28 minutes
Presenter: David Sturm, MD, Morristown Memorial Hospital
Discussant: Adam Rosh, MD, Detroit Receiving Hospital
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52-Year-Old Man Found Ataxic and Disoriented
33 minutes
Presenter: Jarrod Mosier, MD, University of Arizona
Discussant: Carter Clements, MD, ACMC - Highland
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53-Year-Old Male with Left Eye Pain and Headache
22 minutes
Presenter: Greg Houghton, MD, Henry Ford EM/IM/Critical Care
Discussant: Kathy Hiller, MD, University of Arizona
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55-Year-Old Latino Man with Scrotal Pain
23 minutes
Presenter: Keel Coleman, DO, Virginia Commonwealth University
Discussant: Ryanne J. Mayersak, MD, The George Washington University
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61-Year-Old Woman With Fever, Headache, and Falls
33 minutes
Presenter: Catherine Tubridy, MD, SUNY Downstate
Discussant: Cullen Hegarty, MD, Regions Hospital
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66-Year-Old Female with Chest Pain
27 minutes
Presenter: Robin Moore, MD, New York Methodist Hospital
Discussant: Britney Anderson, MD, Denver Health Medical Center
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78-Year-Old Male Found Down, in Respiratory Distress
27 minutes
Presenter: Sarah Gritter, MD, Drexel University
Discussant: Joshua Schiller, MD, Maimonides
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85-Year-Old Woman with Shortness of Breath, Fatigue, Low-Back Pain
26 minutes
Presenter: Thomas Ewing, MD, Maine Medical Center
Discussant: Christopher Sampson, MD, Washington University in St. Louis
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96-Year-Old with Altered Mental Status & Weakness
33 minutes
Presenter: Stephanie Wagner, MD
Discussant: Trey Morris, MD
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Abdominal Pain & Rapid Heart Rate
28 minutes
Presenter: David Rankey, MD, University of Nevada Emergency Medicine
Discussant: Kelly L. Dodge, MD, Yale University
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Lower Back Pain & Urinary Retention
28 minutes
Presenter: Stacy Einerson, PGY2, William Beaumont Hospital
Discussant: J.D. McCourt, MD, FACEP, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine, ED Medical Director, University Medical Center
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Middle-Aged Unconscious Man with Self-Inflicted Stab Wounds
23 minutes
Presenter: Stacey Clark, MD, Synergy Medical Education Alliance
Discussant: Reuben Johnson, MD, East Carolina University
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