During a resident supervisor shift this summer a brand new intern asked me how do you know that a patient has low risk chest pain and when do we send them home? This was followed by a third year that asked a question about the utility of serial troponins. I Read more…
Welcome to Save of the Month! where each month we recognize a resident who went above and beyond to make a great save in the ED. Nominations are solicited from the faculty each block and we pick one resident for recognition and embarrassment on this blog. This month’s edition goes to . Read more…
Welcome back to another edition of Wednesday Wrap-up! We had some great conference topics today including Geriatric Trauma, Reversal of Anticoagulation, and Toxic Alcohols! The topic I wanted to talk more about was the approach to CAP which was raised during a case discussion today. Unfortunately time was short and Read more…
Doctor: an agentive noun from the latin verb docere “to teach”. We all have great clinician-teachers that seamlessly jump from subject to subject effectively being able to teach pearls with each case. You stand in awe as you realize how much they know. Some of us may have chosen our Read more…
Welcome to Save of the Month! where each month we recognize a resident who went above and beyond to make a great save in the ED. Nominations are solicited from the faculty each block and we pick one resident for recognition and embarrassment on this blog. This month’s edition goes to . 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.
This month’s post goes out to the new doctors in the department welcome! Congratulations! You made it graduating from medical school and matching into one of the best emergency medicine residency programs in the country. Here are just a few tips to help you get started with good habits. Read more…
Welcome to Save of the Month! where each month we recognize a resident who went above and beyond to make a great save in the ED. Nominations are solicited from the faculty each block and we pick one resident for recognition and embarrassment on this blog. This month’s edition goes to . Read more…
Thanks to Dr. Regan for putting together this summary of our last EM Critical Care conference! The Case: Man found unresponsive underneath subway train with right hip dislocation, electrocution by third rail, multiple burns and rhabdomyolysis. Electrical Injuries Voltage: -High voltage is >1000, low voltage is <1000 -Outlets Read more…
Welcome to a new feature on TOKC! In preparation for each Journal Club during Wednesday Conference, we will post the article in advance on TOKC so residents and faculty may read and post comments and discussion points before we meet in conference. The article for this edition will be “Outcomes Read more…