And the answer to Case of the Month for July is… Thanks to all who participated! This prize goes to Dr. Zeccola (only right answer, and an impressive calm excellence leading sim conference on Wednesday) To recap, we have a…
This is a fictitious patient seen at a fictitious hospital called Janus General. Don’t believe me? I’m on staff there – see 65 yo F pmhx HTN/DM presents with worsening abdominal pain for 2 days. Pain is generalized, 10/10,…
I know Board Review is usually Tuesday…but this one couldn’t wait. Chief Carl’s asked an interesting question during conference. Let’s make his implied knowledge a little more obvious. A Case 70 yo Male with no related past medical history…
A young ambitious scientist doing research in gamma radiation to get into his desired radiation oncology residency accidentally pressed the “go” button while in his lab. He presents to the emergency department immediately following the exposure to high-dose total-body radiation.…
Hello and welcome to the first installment of the Health Policy Mini-Fellowship blog. In May Hannah, Brenda and Dr. Foley helped lead the journal club discussion at the ACEP Leadership and Advocacy Conference (LAC) in Washington, DC. We presented an…
EM-CCM Conference on 6/18/14 Presented by Dr. Bonnie Brown Special Thanks to Dr. Gillette for his insightful comments and attendance. The Case 41 yo F pmhx Sickle Cell Disease presents 15 hours after onset of right face numbness, right arm…
Today we had a wonderful conference. Thanks to our resident and attending lecturers as well as extra-special thanks our guest lecturers, Dr. Gillette and Dr. Duroseau! Dr. Reisman’s Journal Club lecture, Summary by Dr. Reisman Retrospective study of patients admitted…
A Case: 50 yo M past medical history cancer on chemotherapy presents with fever and altered mental status. His labs are concerning for a Cr 7, Hgb 5 (from 12), platelet’s 30 By Dr. Andrew…