Today’s Morning Report is courtesy of Dr. Joshi! Blast Injuries: NEJM 2005 DePalma RG, Burris DG, Champion HR, Hodgson MJ. Blast Injuries. NEJM. 2005 Mar 31;352(13):1335-42. PMID: 15800229. How to categorize Injuries: Few bombings in the US…
Thanks to Dr. Bradby for today’s Morning Report! Parasitic Worms Ascariasis – large intestinal roundworm – 807- 1,221 million people in the world are infected with Ascaris lumbricoides – live in the intestines, eggs passed in the feces…
Here’s Dr. Kong with today’s Morning Report! Intubation of the Asthmatic Summary: 1. Exhaust all pharmacologic and non-invasive breathing therapies 2. The decision to intubate is usually clinical. 3. Remember good pre-intubation prep. 4. Predicted difficult intubation: hard…
Today’s Morning Report is courtesy of Dr. Basile! Delayed Sequence Intubation Why do this? – Standard preoxygenation with NRB mask (65-80% FiO2) for 3 min or 8 vital capacity breaths has been shown to provide a buffer of 8…
Thanks to Dr. Cheng for today’s Morning Report! Here’s the Case: 38 yo M no PMH, construction worker, s/p mechanical trip/fall onto left knee. No medical issues. BIBEMS, ice pack placed. Next steps? Ottawa Knee Rule (OKR) vs. Pittsburgh Decision…
Here’s Dr. Caputo with today’s Morning Report! Mastering the Tympanic Membrane Normal Anatomy: Acute Otitis Media: Highest risk 2 months – 6 years. Acute inflammation and effusion of the middle ear. Otoscopy should focus on color, position, translucency,…
Here’s Dr. Kazzi with today’s Morning Report! Blunt Cardiac Injury Right heart most common site of BCI. MVCs and sports injuries are most common. Types of Injury: a) Myocardial contusion b) Chamber rupture (if free wall do not…