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Author: Jay Khadpe MD
Editor in Chief of "The Original Kings of County" Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Assistant Residency Director SUNY Downstate / Kings County Hospital
Save of the Month! February 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 (or sometimes two!)…
Morning Report: 2/26/13
Here’s Dr. Paulson with today’s Morning Report! HYPOKALEMIA Hypokalemia < 3.5 meq/L Moderate < 3 meq/L Severe <2.5 meq/L Up to 20% admitted pts hypokalemic, only 4-5% clinically significant, “severe” uncommon. Presentation: The history may be vague. Often…
Wednesday Wrap-up: ICU Conference
Thanks to Dr. Regan for preparing this edition of ICU Conference Wrap-up! The Case: Syncope and Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia San Francisco Syncope Rule -CHESS (history of CHF, Hct<30%, EKG other than sinus or change from prior, c/o SOB, SBP<90)…
Morning Report: 2/8/2013
Wednesday Wrap-up: 2/6/2013
Welcome to this week’s edition of Wednesday Wrap-up! We had a great conference day including a great discussion on how to deal with anterior shoulder dislocations. Dr. Melton presented an EBM review of the literature comparing intra-articular lidocaine to procedural…
Morning Report: 2/5/2013
Here’s Dr. Shin with today’s Morning Report! How to Tap a VP Shunt Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts, which are used to treat hydrocephalus, shunt cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the lateral ventricles of the brain into the peritoneum. Tapping or aspirating the…
Save of the Month! December 2012 / January 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 (or sometimes three!)…