Category: Morning Report

Morning Report: 8/16/2012

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).…

Morning Report: 8/10/2012

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…

Morning Report: 8/3/2012

Thank you to Dr. Meister for today’s Morning Report.   Postpartum Headache:                                                                                                       In a retrospective review of 95 women with severe postpartum headache, 39% were diagnosed with tension headache, 24% with preeclampsia/eclampsia, 16% with postdural puncture headache, 11% with migraine,…

Morning Report: 8/2/2012

Thanks to Dr. Melendez for today’s Morning Report!   Bath Salts   Multiple drugs which are difficult to detect on drug screens have been made and used in an attempt to circumvent detection.  The use of bath salts in the…

Morning Report: 7/31/2012

Today’s morning report comes courtesy of Dr. Lau. It begins with the following case presentation:   22 yo m with no pmh BIBEMS for syncope c/o nausea, fatigue, and generalized myalgias. Pt states just returned from a trip to Miami where he…

Morning Report: 7/12/2012

Thanks to Dr. Meister for today’s Morning Report! Morning Report: Zoster Ophthalmicus Epidemiology:1-3 /1000 cases per year, 10-25% of shingles infections, lifetime risk of shingles is 10-20%, usually starts in 5th decade of life, immune compromised are more at risk…