65 year old male presents with chest pain. He describes the pain as “pain”, but radiating to the back. Denies shortness of breath, nausea, or diaphoresis. You decide to get a CXR…and you see: please provide a read. What…
Xray Vision: Chest Pain
Wednesday Wrap-up: 1/14/2015
Inflight Medical Emergencies
Dr. Carmelli was kind enough to share a great article with the wilderness medicine division this month on “inflight medical emergencies.” he talked about how often they occurred and what type of gear is packed away on a plane’s emergency kit.…
US vs the RUQ
By Dr. Michelle DiMare Welcome back and Happy New Year! While the gallbladder itself and the majority of its pathology are usually considered easily identifiable on basic bedside ultrasound, finding the common bile duct often earns top…
Rhythm Nation January 2015
Happy New Year to All! Now, back to business… A 71 year-old male with past medical history of CAD and CHF (last known EF 10%) is sent by his PMD for progressive shortness of breath, dyspnea on exertion, and lower…
Case #7, Answer
Case Recap: Old lady with hypotension, tachycardia and JVD… I think we all agree that this person is sick. Prior to pondering the wide differential do the Basics: 2 Large Bore IVs, O2 NC vs NRB, Monitor, assess airway…