The Wilderness group once again got together over a few beers and talked about an interesting scenario. The group was lead by Bonnie Brown and we spoke about exercise induced hyponatremia. The article we spoke about can be found here: exercise_hyponatremia. Bonnie was kind of enough to provide a summary of 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…
The article for this module’s Journal Club is “Prevalence of pulmonary embolism in acute exacerbations of COPD: a systematic review and metaanalysis” This article is password protected. Please feel free to comment on this article. Journal Club is scheduled for Wednesday, August 7th and will be presented by Dr. Grock.
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…
Everyone had a great time today hiking up breakneck ridge. It is a “strenuous” hike, but all of us did it including 2 canines. I am going to attach a few photos below so you can get an idea of how the day went. We also simulated a good Read more…
Please describe this fracture below, who ever describes this fracture most accurately will win the amazon gift certificate.
Thanks for the responses on our last EKG case. To review, the patient was a 24 YO woman with PMH of asthma presenting with chest tightness, shortness of breath and wheezing. Her exam was significant for B/L wheezes. There was no LE swelling. Something about her presentation doesn’t Read more…
First Morning Report of the new academic year is presented by Dr. Aluisio! Tranexamic Acid (TXA) What: Synthetic amino acid derivative of lysine that inhibits fibrinolysis by competitively inhibiting plasminogen (a TPI that prevents fibrin degradation). How: 1000 mg in 100cc NS over 10 minutes followed by Read more…