Here’s Dr. Bon with today’s Morning Report! Heat Induced Illness Epidemiology: 1979-1999 – totally of 8,015 related deaths according to CDC Heat wave – 3 or more consecutive days with air temps > 90 Heat related death – exposure…
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Editor in Chief of "The Original Kings of County" Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Assistant Residency Director SUNY Downstate / Kings County Hospital
Morning Report: 8/13/2013
Thanks to Dr. Melton for today’s Morning Report! Hemoptysis
Save of the Month! July 2013
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…
Morning Report: 8/2/2013
Here’s Dr. Youn with today’s Morning Report! Hyponatremia Source: Schrier RW and Bansal S. Diagnosis and management of hyponatremia in acute illness. Current Opinion in Critical Care 2008, 14:627-634 SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS: Cerebral edema, seizures, AMS, coma, death,…
Morning Report: 8/1/2013
Today’s Morning Report is presented by Dr. Bradby! Human Bite Wounds Overview – 10-15% of human bite wounds become infected – Most injuries occur in the hands – Saliva contains as many as 100 million organisms per mL and…
Morning Report: 7/30/2013
Thanks to Dr. McMillan for today’s Morning Report!
Morning Report: 7/26/2013
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…
Morning Report: 07/25/2013
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…