It’s a busy weekday shift in the Peds ED on Jolly Roger Island. A captain brings in his 11 day old newborn scallywag, concerned about her left eye being ‘swollen, crusty, and oozing pus.’ He notes that she cries anytime he…
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Dazed & Confused & Bored Review
It’s a typical busy Saturday night in the main ER, with your alcoholics and K2-smokers causing a ruckus, when you pick up a 32yo woman brought in by her friend for ‘acting strange.’ You think maybe she joined the K2-bandwagon…
Morning Report: 3/20/2015
Dr. Grock presents today’s Morning Report! Pulmonary Infections CAP If no abx in last 3 mo and healthy: A Macrolide (2nd line Doxy) If chronic heart, lung, liver, renal disease, DM, ETOH, Ca, Asplenia, Immunosuppressed, or abx use…
Morning Report: 10/30/2014
Thanks to Dr. Grock for presenting today’s Morning Report! The Sign Out 45 yo M h/o AIDS (CD4=8, not on HAART) presents with voluminous non-bloody diarrhea x 3 days and near syncope/light-headedness today. No recent travel/antibiotics. He reports trying to…
Morning Report: 10/23/2014
Here’s Dr. Alsup with today’s Morning Report! Eye Infections Orbital septum -Connective tissue extension of the orbital periosteum -Extends into the upper and lower eyelids Periorbital / Preseptal Average age: 2 yo Result of local trauma, including…
Morning Report: 8/15/2014
Today’s Morning Report is courtesy of Dr. Rolston-Cregler! EBOLA!!!! Primary exposure: work in an endemic area Secondary Exposure: human to human, primate to human Presentation: – Early findings include high fevers, pharyngitis, severe constitutional signs and symptoms,…
Morning Report: 6/26/2014
Here’s Dr. Aluisio with today’s Morning Report!
EM-CCM Conference: May 2014
EM-CCM CONFERENCE SUMMARY PRESENTED BY DR. PIA DANIEL SUMMARY BY DR. FRANCIS YOUN CASE: Elderly, bedbound, nonverbal female with past history of dementia, hypothyroidism, sigmoid volvulus s/p sigmoidectomy and colostomy sent from NH for altered mental status, fever, and…