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…
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…
Here’s Dr. Kong with today’s Morning Report! Regular Wide Complex Tachycardia: SVT with Aberrancy versus Ventricular Tachycardia Definitions: 1. Wide Complex Tachycardia: HR > 100, QRS > 0.12s 2. SVT with Aberrancy: Tachycardia originating above ventricles, (most…
Today’s Morning Report comes from Dr. Fan! The Case: 60 yo M rolled out of bed and hit corner of eye on dresser. On exam, there is swelling with hemorrhagic chemosis. Globe Rupture Mechanism of injury: blunt or penetrating…
Thanks to Dr. Caputo for today’s Morning report! Hand Infections Paronychia Recent trauma to the lateral nail fold Acute: History of nail biting or manicuring, finger sucking Chronic: Repeated exposure to water and/or irritants Erythema and pain in early…
Back with another week of Morning Report! Today’s is courtesy of Dr. Julie. Thanks Dr. Julie!
Today’s Morning Report is courtesy of Dr. DiMare! Sedation and the Agitated Patient What are the hallmarks of delirium? – altered level of consciousness either increased or decreased – disturbances in sleep/wake cycle – generally caused by illness, medication…
Thanks to Dr. Caputo for today’s Morning Report! ELBOW DISLOCATION Background Elbow dislocation: MC dislocation in children; in adults: 2nd MC second most common dislocation after that of the shoulder. Considerable force is necessary to dislocate the elbow; sports activities…