Well that was unexpected… By Dr. Michelle DiMare Welcome back! This month’s post explores a common diagnosis with an uncommon complication. Or is it more common than we think?? In a fictional hospital nearby, a healthy…
During one of your trauma shifts at Janus General, a 21 year old male is BIBEMS s/p fall onto his head. Patient was unresponsive at the scene without a gag reflex, but the patient could not be intubated in the…
We discussed an informative and interesting review article on stroke management in October’s Critical Care Minifellowship meeting. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4062315/ This article highlights some important points (that shed light on how complicated the brain truly is) and touches upon some interesting neurological…
How many times have you been in the ER when a trauma patient comes in and you take a pen and paper and begin to calculate an injury severity score? I know what you’re thinking… #aintnobodygottimeforthat… especially in a busy…
This month we have a guest author Dr. Yonatan Yohannes! You are busy working late one night in the ED at Janus General when… a tech hands you the ECG shown below for a patient presenting with “chest pain”.…
Want to re-read the case before checking out the answer? See it here The Answer Back To Fun Med School Pathophys Two centers of language are Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area. To put it simply, Wernicke’s is responsible…