70 yo M with pmh DM and HTN presents with chest pain and a troponin of 41. STEMI code activated and patient taken to cath lab. Here is his EKG upon arrival: 1. What is this rhythm? 2. What is the…
Rhythm Nation August 2014
Case of the Month #2, Answer 8/5/14
Thanks to our own ablumenberg for his 3 responses! I applaud your effort and thoroughness…though you were not entirely correct, you were the only one to answer. So you WIN! To review some pertinent facts of the case, we had…
Wednesday Wrap-up: 8/6/2014
Updates to the ACA for You Policy Wonks! 8/4/14
I’m sure you all read the Affordable Care Act (ACA) when it came out…(if not, click here for the 906 page handout), and have been anxiously awaiting some data on how it has been doing. Well last month the Health…
Ocular Injuries in the Great Outdoors
Eye injuries can be severe and quite painful. They are even worse when you can not get medical attention due to being in a remote area of the world and may even prove life threatening in such an situation. This…
Case of the Month #2-Presentation, 8/1/14
This is a fictitious patient seen at a fictitious hospital called Janus General. Don’t believe me? I’m on staff there – see After seeing your 44th URI of the day in the Peds ER, you get a call on the…