A construction worker presents with left eye pain and redness. He reports having a feeling of "something stuck in my eye". He denies any changes in his vision, but the left eye has clear tearing, erythematic sclera and he complains of photophobia. Which of the following is consistent with his chief complaint?

There are various problems that may occur in the pleural space. When air enters into the pleural space from an external source, causing a sucking chest wound, what is this called?

Mrs. F, 86, is brought into the ED by her daughter with reports of dull abdominal pain x 3 days. She states she has had "thin" stools for the 3 days before the onset of her abdominal pain. She has not been passing much flatus in the last three days. She states she feels weaker and more lethargic. An IV is established, O2 and cardiac monitor are placed. Labs have been sent. Her bowel sounds are absent. The nurse should suspect:

A 4week old infant is rushed to the ED by her parents due to excessive projectile vomiting with each feeding. Mom reports that she is breast feeding at least every two hours and the infant still appears hungry. You examine the patient and palpate a hard mobile olive shaped mass. The patient is exhibiting:

Patients with any form of hepatitis should be instructed to do all of the following EXCEPT: