Tag: procedures

Morning Report: 1/28/2014

Thanks to Dr. Basile for today’s Morning Report!   New Approach to the Digital Block   Traditional digital nerve block: –        two injections where you hit all four digital nerves with injections on both sides of the finger at MCP…

Morning Report: 10/31/13

After a small hiatus, MR is back with Dr. Reisman presenting today’s special Halloween edition! (sorry nothing really Halloween related but still good stuff!)   Abdominal Paracentesis: prevention and management of persistent ascites leak   Diagnostic paracentesis –        New onset…

Morning Report: 3/5/2013

Thanks to Dr. Lau for today’s Morning Report! The Case: Unknown male BIBEMS after being dragged by street cleaning vehicle for unknown distance, “lost vitals in ambulance bay”.  Right side of chest visibly deformed (close flail chest).  After definitive airway…

Morning Report: 2/5/2013

Here’s Dr. Shin with today’s Morning Report! How to Tap a VP Shunt Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts, which are used to treat hydrocephalus, shunt cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the lateral ventricles of the brain into the peritoneum. Tapping or aspirating the…

Wednesday Wrap-up: 12/12/2012

For those of you who couldn’t make it, we started conference with a great sim case that reviewed cardiac tamponade and how to perform an emergent pericardiocentesis. I’ve posted below the video that Dr. Coquillon wanted to share with everyone…