So we have an 81 yo W found apneic and cyanotic and EMS was called and patient was intubated. Patient had never been here before and no history came with the patient. The history was obtained with this chest x-ray. The…
X-ray Vision Answer:
See One, Do One, TEACH ONE
Have you ever had a medical student give you a presentation on chest pain that involved various aspects of the patients hobby of collecting Star Trek memorabilia? Have you received way too much information about the patients pet cat for…
Staten Island Corner: VBG for DKA?
Welcome to this month’s edition of Staten Island Corner. The motivation for this comes from a common question that I am sure all of you have had at one point or another. The other day during a shift there was…
Wilderness Medicine has hit KCHC
I just wanted to take a second to introduce you all to a new section of our KCH blog. It is going to be called Boundless in Brooklyn and it is going to feature wilderness medicine topics. I hope you…
Save of the Month! March 2013
Welcome to Save of the Month! where each month we recognize a resident who went above and beyond to make a great save in the ED. Nominations are solicited from the faculty each block and we pick one resident for recognition…
X-ray Vision: Stories in the chest x-ray
Here is a case where most to all of the medical history could be obtained from the chest x-ray. Patient is an 81 yo W found apneic and cyanotic and EMS was called and patient was intubated. Patient had never…