The academic EM blog from the makers of Clinical Monster
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
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…
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…
by Jay Khadpe MD • • Comments Off on 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…
by Jay Khadpe MD • • Comments Off on 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…
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…