Brief presentations of current topics in Emergency Medicine based upon our senior resident morning reports
Here’s Dr. Louis with today’s Morning Report! Thanks Dr. Louis and leave your comments below!
Dr. Caputo presents today’s Morning Report: Neonatal Resusitation: “ Prior preparation prevents poor performance” Preparation: Broselow Tape Medications: Sodium Bicarbonate 0.5 mEq/L Epinephrine 1:10,000 Naloxone Incubator Intubation equipment Umbilical Lines BVM, Suction device, Correct ET tubes and Blades Monitor with correct leads Warms Blankets, Wrap Clock Assigned Roles *** Activate Proper Read more…
Thanks to Dr. Coquillon for today’s Morning Report! SVT During an episode of SVT the pulse rate is 140-250 beats per minute (bpm) Most often due to the junctional tachycardias, atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia (AVNRT) or atrioventricular re-entrant tachycardia (AVRT). SVT is caused by: Abnormalities of impulse conduction (re-entrant Read more…
Here’s Dr. Harriott with today’s Morning Report. Thanks Dr. Harriott! Leave your comments below.
Today we have a morning report from Dr. Auerbach with a review of intraosseous access! IO: Can I administer fluid rapidly? (up to 42ml/minute!) IO vs IV? Same time for medications to reach central circulation Same delivery rate of fluid as central or peripheral IV when pressurized (which is preferred Read more…
Thank you to Dr. Meister for today’s Morning Report. Postpartum Headache: In a retrospective review of 95 women with severe postpartum headache, 39% were diagnosed with tension headache, 24% with preeclampsia/eclampsia, 16% with postdural puncture headache, 11% with migraine, and the remaining 10% with serious conditions such as intracranial Read more…
Thanks to Dr. Melendez for today’s Morning Report! Bath Salts Multiple drugs which are difficult to detect on drug screens have been made and used in an attempt to circumvent detection. The use of bath salts in the US has increased considerably over the last 2 years. In Read more…
Today’s morning report comes courtesy of Dr. Lau. It begins with the following case presentation: 22 yo m with no pmh BIBEMS for syncope c/o nausea, fatigue, and generalized myalgias. Pt states just returned from a trip to Miami where he was enrolled at a training bootcamp for 2 days and Read more…
Here’s another Morning Report from Dr. Aherne: Thanks Dr. Aherne! Leave your comments below.
Thanks to Dr. Meister for today’s Morning Report! Morning Report: Zoster Ophthalmicus Epidemiology:1-3 /1000 cases per year, 10-25% of shingles infections, lifetime risk of shingles is 10-20%, usually starts in 5th decade of life, immune compromised are more at risk Presentation: Usually flu like illness, fatigue. Fever, malaise, can Read more…