Want to re-read the case before checking out the answer? See it here The Answer Back To Fun Med School Pathophys Two centers of language are Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area. To put it simply, Wernicke’s is responsible for organizing speech into a coherent product while Broca’s is Read more…
Today’s Morning Report is presented by Dr. Adal! Shoulder dislocation The most common joint dislocation (approximately 50% of all joints) Mechanism Presentation Associated injuries Anterior Indirect blow with arm in abduction, extension, and external rotation Arm is held in abduction and slight external rotation with shoulder appearing “squared Read more…
Do you take care of kids with possible head injuries? Do you use the PECARN clinical decision aid when you do? Should you be using the the PECARN clinical decision aid when you do? It has never been externally validated, until now. Find out if it works as well as we assume it Read more…
Thanks to Dr. Brown for presenting today’s Morning Report! Case presentation: 46 y/o F with no sig PMH presented to ED with chief complaint of vomiting and weakness. HR 132, RR 20, Temp 99.6, BP 185/75, and O2 100% on RA. Not too much history, kind of delirious. PE Read more…
Dr. Gomes presents today’s Morning Report! PROCEDURAL SEDATION Definition: -technique of administering a sedative or dissociative agent along with analgesia to induce a state that allows patient to tolerate unpleasant procedures while maintaining adequate spontaneous cardiorespiratory function Complications: -oversedation, respiratory depression/arrest, hypoxia, hypotension, prolonged awakening, agitation, nausea/vomiting, Read more…
Everyone had a great time this weekend on our WM trip to New Paltz. After arriving at our rental house on the first day we took a short “hike” where we were not lost at all although I don’t think we were ever on a trail. It was the sound Read more…
This is a fictitious patient seen at a fictitious hospital called Janus General. Don’t believe me? I’m on staff there – see The Case… It’s 4 AM and the ER is starting to be an even split between etoh intox, fast track’ers (5 weeks of leg dizziness?), and the usual Read more…
Congratulations Dr. Adesina! and thanks for the Morning Report! Management of Submassive (Intermediate Risk) PE Massive PE (high risk): acute PE causing hemodynamic instability and hypotension, pulselessness, or profound bradycardia Submassive PE (intermediate risk): hemodynamically stable PE w/ right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) or myocardial necrosis. Low Read more…
Supraclavicular CVC Placement First described in 1965 as an alternative method for obtaining central venous access At the insertion site the subclavian vein is closer to the skin than using the infraclavicular subclavian vein approach Insertion sites of the needle include One centimeter lateral to the lateral border of the Read more…