Brady Pregerson, MD

Check out the latest case report from Dr. Brady Pregerson, which features a man in his 60s presenting with 16 hours of chest pain.

Our latest emergency department minute quiz from Brady Pregerson, MD, features a woman in her 20s with heart palpitations. Can you determine the correct diagnosis?

Our latest emergency department minute quiz from Brady Pregerson, MD. Can you determine the correct diagnosis?

Our latest Emergency Department Minute Quiz from Brady Pregerson, MD. Can you determine the correct diagnosis?

Our latest Emergency Department Minute Quiz from Brady Pregerson, MD. Can you determine the correct diagnosis?

An unresponsive older man presents to the emergency department after bystanders report he was thrashing around unconscious at a fast-food restaurant.

Our latest Emergency Department Minute Quiz from Brady Pregerson, MD. Can you determine the correct diagnosis?

Our latest Emergency Department Minute Quiz from Brady Pregerson, MD. Can you determine the correct diagnosis?

Our latest Emergency Department Minute Quiz from Brady Pregerson, MD. Can you determine the correct diagnosis?

Our latest case report from Dr. Brady Pregerson features a 72 y/o male with a history of hypertension and TIA. Check out the EKG and see if you can determine the diagnosis.

Our latest case report from Dr. Brady Pregerson. Do you know the appropriate diagnosis?

The latest case report from Dr. Brady Pregerson concerns a 52-year-old female with a history of asthma presenting with a cough, tactile fever, and dyspnea.

A 42-year-old male with a history of cryptogenic stroke on rivaroxaban (Xarelto) presents to the emergency department for 12 hours of left facial and left finger numbness. What is your diagnosis?

A 72-year-old male with a history of ESRD, CHF and DM presents to the hospital with 6 weeks of slowly progressive leg edema and 3 weeks of SOB/DOE that has become much worse over the past 24 hours and is associated with a new cough. What's your diagnosis?

A 52-year-old female with a history of multiple sclerosis presents to the emergency department for generalized weakness and trouble swallowing. Blood tests are ordered. Can you diagnose this patient?

A 62-year-old male with history of coronary artery disease and prior coronary bypass surgery eight years ago presents to the emergency department after having two days of intermittent shortness of breath since starting cephalexin (Keflex) for a skin infection three days ago. He states the shortness of breath seems to get worse about an hour after taking cephalexin (Keflex). Can you diagnose this patient?

A 52-year-old female with a history of diabetes, alcoholism, anxiety and major depression is brought to the emergency department for altered mental status and a possible drug overdose. What's your diagnosis?

A 72-year-old man with a history of hypertension, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, anxiety and a pacemaker presents to the emergency department for seven hours of non-radiating chest pain associated with dyspnea. He denies syncope, palpitations, fever, cough or other complaints. What's your diagnosis?

A 72-year-old female with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and type 2 diabetes presents to the emergency department for three days of intermittent palpitations and shortness of breath. She states that she has had trouble climbing the stairs in home. She denies any chest pain, syncope or near syncope, cough or other complaints. What's your diagnosis?

A 72-year-old man with a history of advanced dementia is brought from home by paramedics for approximately one week of cough followed by two days of worsening shortness of breath and now a syncopal episode. An albuterol treatment was given en route for wheezing. Learn more in this case report.

A 34-year-old male with no significant past medical history presents to the emergency department with 10 hours of constant chest pain radiating into his back that started last night. What's your diagnosis?

A 22-year-old male with no significant past medical history is brought to the emergency department for syncope. He was getting a haircut when he fainted. What's your diagnosis?

A 42-year-old female with no significant past medical history presents to the emergency department for two days of constant non-pleuritic, non-exertional, non-radiating chest pain associated with feeling light-headed. What is the diagnosis?

The patient says pain, on his left side, is pleuritic and is worse when he is supine. Does the EKG offer clues to etiology?

A 52-year-old female with a history of breast cancer is sent to the ED by her oncologist for a mild headache that's lasted 10 days. What does the EKG show?

A 22-year-old female is brought to the ED by ambulance for suicidal threats and a possible overdose. When is an EKG necessary?

ECG Challenge: A 72-year-old woman is seen with generalized weakness x1week, acute altered mental status, and polydipsia. What's your ECG read?

Patient history includes right heart failure due to sinus venosus defect with anomalous right pulmonary venous return; surgical repair performed ca 2006.