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

Morning Report: 1/22/2013

Thanks to Dr. Jegede for today’s Morning Report! Digoxin Toxicity What is it? Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside used in CHF refractory to other meds, atrial flutter/atrial fibrillation. Cause of digoxin toxicity? –       Ingestion by children –       Intentional suicidality –      …

Wednesday Wrap-up: 1/16/2013

For those of you who could make it, we had a great Grand Rounds presentation by Dr. Prashant Mahajan from the Children’s Hospital of Michigan on the past, present, and future of evaluation of the febrile child. I will keep…

Morning Report: 1/15/2013

Today’s Morning Report is courtesy of Dr. Caputo!   Penetrating Neck Injuries Zone I:  Extends from the clavicle to the cricoid cartilage and includes the thoracic inlet Subclavian vessels, brachiocephalic veins, common carotid arteries, aortic arch, and jugular veins, trachea,…