This was an elderly woman who fell. This is a very difficult case and even with the 12 other views that were offered it was difficult to tell which way the fracture was displaced. This was read by radiology as “Transverse fractures of the left distal radius, ulna and ulnar Read more…
Please describe this fracture below, who ever describes this fracture most accurately will win the amazon gift certificate.
We like to think we’re always practicing evidence-based medicine. So we inform our consultants about likelihood ratios and ask how can they be “so sure.” We try to be very aware of the sensitivities and specificities of the tests we use so that their results can be qualified. But sometimes, Read more…
So in this week’s ICU conference EMS calls in for a notification that there is a 55 yo woman comes in who has a HR of 173, BP 140/91, RR 22, PO2 99% T of 100.1 with multiple AICD discharges. It was a great case with a great EKG. After Read more…
Thank you to Dr. Aherne for this edition of Morning Report, Gamekeeper’s Thumb/Skier’s Thumb Injury to the Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) of the thumb True gamekeeper’s thumb is a chronic condition, due to repeated valgus force on MCP joint while killing or carrying game, leading to insufficiency of the Read more…