Morning Report: 7/26/2013

Here’s Dr. Alsup with today’s Morning Report!   Wolf Parkinson White Syndrome Pre-excitation syndrome.  Accessory electrical conduction pathway between atria and ventricle (most common tract name is “Bundle of Kent”) The incidence of WPW is between 0.1% and 0.3% in the general population   ECG Findings •                Normal P waves Read more…

Morning Report: 07/25/2013

Today’s Morning Report is courtesy of Dr. Melton! Case:  A 53 YOM BIBEMS in cervical spine precautions after being rear-ended in a motor vehicle collision. He complains of mild lateral neck pain from the seatbelt and tingling in his right arm, no midline tenderness, exam also remarkable for ecchymosis over Read more…

Just another COPD exacerbation or a PE?

The article for this module’s Journal Club is “Prevalence of pulmonary embolism in acute exacerbations of COPD: a systematic review and metaanalysis” This article is password protected. Please feel free to comment on this article. Journal Club is scheduled for Wednesday, August 7th and will be presented by Dr. Grock.

Morning Report: 7/23/13

Thanks to Dr. Berzon for today’s Morning Report!   Blast Injuries The CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission), reports that in 2011, an estimated 9600 consumers were injured by firecrackers and that more than half of the injuries occurred during the 30 days surrounding Independence Day. Four fatalities were reported, one Read more…