Category: Morning Report

Morning Report: 4/16/2013

Here’s Dr. Basile with today’s Morning Report!   Ankle Dislocations –        Can lead to long-term morbidity –        Most commonly in young people in sports, falls, or MVCs –        Isolated ankle dislocation is rare –        Usually associated with malleolar fractures or…

Morning Report: 4/12/2013

Today’s Morning Report is courtesy of Dr. Semenovskaya!   Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Background –       PPCM: Idiopathic cardiomyopathy that presents with heart failure secondary to left ventricular systolic dysfunction, typically manifesting in the last month of pregnancy and up to the first…

Morning Report: 4/9/2013

Thanks to Dr. Yeo for today’s Morning Report!   Here’s the Case: A 22 year-old male patient is brought in by EMS from a nearby club for seizures. On arrival he is lethargic, hypertensive, febrile, and tachycardic. He is accompanied…

Morning Report: 3/29/2013

Here’s Dr. Willis with today’s Morning Report!   Lidocaine Toxicity Epidemiology Inadvertent injection Repeated use of a therapeutic dose Unintentional administration of a toxic dose   Pharmacology Amide Toxic dose: 5mg/ml and with epi 7mg/ml Blocks sodium channels (fast in,…

Morning Report: 3/28/2013

Today’s Morning Report is courtesy of Dr. Kazzi!   Placental Abruption   Etiology: Maternal HTN ( #1 cause)  , Motor Vehicle Accidents or blunt trauma,  cocaine use   Classification:  3 Grades of Severity Mild –  No/Mild Vaginal Bleeding, slightly tender uterus,…

Morning Report: 3/26/2013

Thanks to Dr. Jegede for today’s Morning Report!   Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Headaches make up 2% of all ED visits.  Of all those with headaches, only about  1% will have a SAH. Among those with sudden onset headache and normal neuro…

Morning Report: 3/15/2013

Thanks to Dr. Melendez for today’s Morning Report!   Rabies Post Exposure Treatment   In the United States, there has been an average of two fatal human rabies cases annually since 1980, the majority associated with exposure to bats. Timing…