Category: Morning Report

Morning Report: 6/26/2015

Dr. Kopping presents today’s Morning Report!   Spiders…who needs that many legs, am I right?   Several medically important specimens throughout the world I live in North America, which should I care about most? Black Widow Brown Recluse Hobo spider…

Morning Report: 6/9/2015

Today’s Morning Report is courtesy of Dr. Grock!   Burnout Definition: Syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a sense of low personal accomplishment that leads to decreased effectiveness at work (Shanfelt, et al, American Journal of Medicine, 115, 2003).  …

Morning Report: 6/5/2015

Thanks to Dr. Eli Brown for presenting today’s Morning Report!   Acute Aortic Regurgitation   AR: diastolic flow of blood from the aorta into the LV   Epidemiology: prevalence in U.S ranges from 2-30%, but on 5-10% have severe disease…

Morning Report: 6/4/2015

Here’s Dr. Freedman with today’s Morning Report!   The LGIB Toolbox   Why? Tools for diagnosis and therapy are limited.   NG Lavage stinks. RBC Scan not an ED test Colonoscopy has not been shown to be useful. Stable, Prepped…

Morning Report: 6/2/2015

Dr. Bart presents today’s Morning Report!   ACUTE ALTITUDE ILLNESS   Intermediate Altitude High Altitude Very High Altitude Extreme Altitude 5000 to 8000 ft 8000 to 14000 ft 14000 to 18000 ft >18000 ft Denver     Himalayas   PATHOPHYSIOLOGY:…

Morning Report: 4/23/2015

Today’s Morning Report is presented by Dr. Adal!   Organophosphate and Carbamate Poisoning   Epidemiology: 200K fatalities worldwide every year   DDx: Cholinesterase inhibitors, Cholinomimetics, Nicotine alkaloids   Kinetics: Absorption via ingestion, inhalation or topical contact. Minutes to hours depending…