Residency Life
See One, Do One, TEACH One: My Top 5 Educational Experiences of 2013
Last blog post as 2013 comes to a close and I thought in the spirit of the holidays I would give the gift of my top five educational cases/adventures/inspirations of 2013! Feel free to share any interesting cases/adventures/inspirations below enjoy! Read more…
Morning Report
Morning Report: 12/6/2013
Thanks to Dr. Louis for today’s Morning Report! Hypercalcemia Definitions: – The normal reference range of serum calcium levels in adults is 8.7-10.4 mg/dL – Mild hypercalcemia is 10.5 – 11.9 mg/dL – Moderate hypercalcemia is 12.0-13.9 mg/dL Read more…
Morning Report
Morning Report: 12/5/2013
Today’s Morning Report is presented by Dr. Freedman! The Case: Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Definition: increased mass of the left ventricle How?: Things that cause increased afterload HTN Aortic Stenosis Coarctation Genetics HCOM Volume Overload? Mitral Regurg Aortic Regurg Read more…
Morning Report
Morning Report: 12/3/2013
Hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving holiday weekend! Dr. Adal is back today with Morning Report! Priapism Definition A persistent erection of the penis or clitoris that is not associated with sexual stimulation or desire. Epidemiology Incidence Read more…
Evidence-Based Medicine
Leaving Against Medical Advice? Your insurance will still cover the visit
We’ve all been there – the 89 yo with cancer you want to admit for pneumonia who doesn’t want to spend another precious day in the hospital…the NSTEMI that has to sign out AMA to stop his car from getting Read more…
Rhythm Nation - ECG
Case 9 – Answer and Discussion
Thanks to those who participated. That’s Dr. Dan Zeccola. And, Dr. Dan Zeccola. Dan did a fantastic job of running through the findings that can help distinguish ventricular tachycardia vs a rhythm of supraventricular origin. I also recommend you Read more…
Wilderness Medicine
Food Borne Illness
Food-borne illness is all too common. Scott did a great job at our last WM meeting discussing the different types of food-borne illness and some of their treatments. The PDF for the article he discussed can be found here: Treating Read more…
Morning Report
Morning Report: 11/15/2013
Thanks to Dr. LoCascio for today’s Morning Report! Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs states that CPR may be withheld, even if requested, “when efforts to resuscitate a patient are judged by the treating Read more…
Morning Report
Morning Report: 11/14/2013
Today’s Morning Report is presented by Dr. Christopher! Rabies Background One of the deadliest viruses known – case fatality rate 100% Zoonotic – carried by warm blooded animals Fatal if post-exposure prophylaxis is not initiated prior to symptoms Majority Read more…