Brief presentations of current topics in Emergency Medicine based upon our senior resident morning reports
Morning Report is back after taking a few weeks off! Here’s Dr. Waldman with today’s edition! BLAST CRISIS: Medicine say what? Case: 33 yo M irritable, yelling about SOB, abdominal pain, CP. After doctor approaches bedside, pt states he is not himself over the last several months he Read more…
Thanks to Dr. Youn for today’s Morning Report! Anterior Shoulder Joint Dislocation – Reduction Techniques
Today’s Morning Report is presented by Dr. Aldokhi! Mothball Toxicity
Dr. Freedman is back again with another Morning Report! To “P” or not to “P” Ddx for a regular, fast, narrow (or not) rhythm? ST AVNRT AVRT AVRT A Flutter A Tach +/- Abberancy What’s the atria doing and Where to look? Diagnostic tools at Read more…
Thanks to Dr. Basile for today’s Morning Report! New Approach to the Digital Block Traditional digital nerve block: – two injections where you hit all four digital nerves with injections on both sides of the finger at MCP joint – Does not work at least 10% of the Read more…
Today’s Morning Report is presented by Dr. Alsup! Unstable Cervical Spine Fractures “If thou examinest a man having a dislocation in a vertebra of his neck, shouldst thou find him unconscious of his two arms and his two legs on account of it, while his phallus is erected on Read more…
Thanks to Dr. Freedman for today’s Morning Report! Fascicular Block (Hemiblock) Definition: Conduction delay in of the main divisions of the left bundle, either anterior or posterior LAFB Criteria: Dominant R waves in I, aVL Dominant S waves in II, III, aVF No evidence for any other Read more…
Today’s Morning Report is presented by Dr. Aldokhi! AKA versus DKA AKA DKA – Alcoholic – Underlying disease – Missed Etoh – Diabetic – Underlying disease – Missed insulin Nausea , vomiting, abdominal pain Nausea , vomiting, abdominal pain DIAGNOSIS – Hx + Ex – High AG – Ketoneuria, Read more…
Thanks to Dr. Bradby for today’s Morning Report! Emergency Severity Index What is it? – A tool for Emergency Department Triage developed in 1999 by Dr. Richard Wuerz and Dr. David Eitel Goal: to prioritize patients based on urgency of treatment and how long the patient can wait. – Read more…
Here’s Dr. McMillan with today’s Morning Report! The Glasgow Coma Scale