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: 8/23/2012

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Thank you Dr. Shin for today’s Morning Report!   Pediatric Urethral Prolapse What is it? It is a protrusion of the distal urethra through the external meatus. Rarely diagnosed condition most common in prepubertal black females and post-menopausal white women.…

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Morning Report: 8/17/2012

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Dr. Caputo presents today’s Morning Report: Neonatal Resusitation: “ Prior preparation prevents poor performance” Preparation: Broselow Tape Medications: Sodium Bicarbonate 0.5 mEq/L Epinephrine 1:10,000 Naloxone Incubator Intubation equipment Umbilical Lines BVM, Suction device, Correct ET tubes and Blades Monitor with correct…

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Morning Report: 8/16/2012

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Thanks to Dr. Coquillon for today’s Morning Report! SVT During an episode of SVT the pulse rate is 140-250 beats per minute (bpm) Most often due to the junctional tachycardias, atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia (AVNRT) or atrioventricular re-entrant tachycardia (AVRT).…

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Wednesday Wrap-up: 8/15/2012

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We had some great senior lectures this morning that touched on a bunch of controversial issues in EM. I wanted to talk more about the concept of fluid responsiveness which has become an increasingly popular topic among the EM sepsis literature, lecture circuit,…

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Morning Report: 8/10/2012

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Today we have a morning report from Dr. Auerbach with a review of intraosseous access! IO: Can I administer fluid rapidly? (up to 42ml/minute!) IO vs IV? Same time for medications to reach central circulation Same delivery rate of fluid…

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