Author: Philippe Ayres, MD Editor: Nicole Anthony, MD Introduction: Since the 1990s, EVAR (endovascular aortic repair) has largely replaced open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). Although there is a lower associated, perioperative 30-day all-cause mortality and morbidity when compared Read more…
Authors: Taylor Douglas; Naomi Rebollo Rodriguez Edited by: Nicole Anthony; Wesley Chan Many patients present to the Emergency Department (ED) with the chief complaint of shortness of breath. There are myriad causes and extensive treatments available. However, what about the Read more…
Author: Karen Jeoffroy Peer Editors: Alec Feuerbach, Nicole Anthony Faculty Editor: Mark Silverberg Case A 75-year-old male with a history of hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and coronary artery disease (on aspirin and clopidogrel) presents to the Emergency Department (ED) four hours Read more…
Authors: Allison Lee, MD and Nicole Anthony, MD Out of the several right upper quadrant (RUQ) FAST views obtained over the past month at KCHC, which RUQ view was positive for free fluid? #2. As the sonographer fans through the Read more…
FAST Views Authors: Allison Lee, MD, Nicole Anthony, MD Question: Below are several right upper quadrant (RUQ) views obtained from unique Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) exams over the past month at KCHC. Which RUQ view is positive Read more…
Author: Alec Feuerbach Peer Reviewers: Trevor Cerbini, Nicole Anthony Faculty Reviewer: Scott Kendall Two years ago, Dr. Trevor Cerbini wrote an excellent post for this blog highlighting the basics – and beauty – of buprenorphine (bupe). He highlighted the Read more…
Author: Zachary Moore Peer Editors: Alec Feuerbach, Nicole Anthony Faculty Editor: Mark Silverberg It is just another night at University Hospital of Brooklyn when a 70-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, COPD, and hypothyroidism comes Read more…
Author: Nicole Anthony, MD Peer Reviewer: Trevor Cerbini, MD In Part 1 of our 2-part series on hypoglycemia, Erroneous Blood Glucose Readings and Where To Find Them, we introduced the vignette of a patient in a shock state whose peripheral Read more…
Images provided by Dr. Aherne Writers: Team Sono / Ultrasound Fellows Drs. Hanuscin and Lee Edited by: Dr. Murphy Case Background: An elderly male presented to the ED with left-sided chest pain after a mechanical fall one week prior. He Read more…
Estate planning. Those words may sound like something posh people do while sipping tea and playing croquet. In American legal terms, it takes on a more morbid meaning – planning for your death. More specifically, it means planning what happens Read more…
