Brief presentations of current topics in Emergency Medicine based upon our senior resident morning reports
Thanks to Dr. Alsup for today’s Morning Report! Laryngeal Mask airway for Prehospital Respiratory Failure LMA as a rescue airway It’s great when stuff hits the fan. A certain percentage of people you just won’t be able to intubate. It’s easy to fit in, it’s quick. Minimal interruptions in Read more…
Today’s Morning Report is courtesy of Dr. Reisman! This morning report we are reviewing a paper from a cardiology journal that proposes modification of the criteria for emergent cath lab activation. The goal is to recognize ECG patterns associated with acute coronary artery occlusion that do not present as Read more…
Here’s Dr. Bon with today’s Morning Report! Heat Induced Illness Epidemiology: 1979-1999 – totally of 8,015 related deaths according to CDC Heat wave – 3 or more consecutive days with air temps > 90 Heat related death – exposure to hot weather, body temp > 105, and lack of Read more…
Here’s Dr. Youn with today’s Morning Report! Hyponatremia Source: Schrier RW and Bansal S. Diagnosis and management of hyponatremia in acute illness. Current Opinion in Critical Care 2008, 14:627-634 SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS: Cerebral edema, seizures, AMS, coma, death, iatrogenic (overcorrection of sodium) INITIAL MANAGEMENT: ABCs, IV, O2, Read more…
Today’s Morning Report is presented by Dr. Bradby! Human Bite Wounds Overview – 10-15% of human bite wounds become infected – Most injuries occur in the hands – Saliva contains as many as 100 million organisms per mL and up to 190 different species! – HIV is unlikely to Read more…
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…
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…
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…