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

Wednesday Wrap-up: 12/12/2012

For those of you who couldn’t make it, we started conference with a great sim case that reviewed cardiac tamponade and how to perform an emergent pericardiocentesis. I’ve posted below the video that Dr. Coquillon wanted to share with everyone…

Morning Report: 11/29/2012

Thanks to Dr. Basile for today’s Morning Report! Pediatric Seizures: –        Up to 6% of children have at least one seizure in their childhood –        Variety of causes:  toxic, metabolic, infectious, vascular, trauma, etc. Our role as…

Wednesday Wrap-up: 11/28/2012

During conference today, Dr. Chapman gave us a really creative choose your own adventure style review of potential environmental emergencies you might encounter on a camping trip followed by CBL and some procedure simulation. I think it was nice to…

Morning Report: 11/27/2012

Back from the Thanksgiving Holiday with another edition of Morning Report! Here’s Dr. Kazzi with today’s topic:   Pneumothorax / Hemothorax  : (EMPGU 2012) Definition = Air in the pleural cavity Types: 1)  Spontaneous – Primary (no underlying lung disease) – Secondary…