Grand Rounds Recap 08.05.20

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Grand Rounds Recap 08.05.20

This week’s Grand Rounds started off with Dr. Paulsen walking us through how to create an enriching learning environment for our students and junior residents in the Emergency Department. Dr. Gleimer then presented an inspirational R4 Case Follow Up of a v.fib cardiac arrest that lived to tell the tale on his experience and second lease on life. Lastly, Drs. Gottula and Skrobut skillfully demonstrated best practice patterns for managing STEMI patients in helicopter EMS transport.

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Air Care Series: No Heart, No Problem

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Air Care Series: No Heart, No Problem

Transport of the ECMO patient is no small task, requiring intentional preparation. Join the UC Health Air Care & Mobile Care ECMO transport team to review VA ECMO Basics for Critical Care Transport Medicine.

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Air Care / B Pod Series: Intravenous Fluid Resuscitation

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Air Care / B Pod Series: Intravenous Fluid Resuscitation

Normal saline has taken hold as the de facto resuscitative fluid in the majority of health care institutions in the developed world. Walk through the recent data with Dr. Christopher Shaw which suggests that balanced fluids may provide benefit to patients suffering from a wide array of critical illnesses.

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Air Care Series: Acute Ischemic Stroke Updates

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Air Care Series: Acute Ischemic Stroke Updates

The treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke is a rapidly evolving field with critical care transport medicine playing an increasing role in the treatment of these patients. Dr. Irankunda explores CCTM specific management and historical musts when treating this unique patient population. Dr. Gottula provides a brief review of the literature supporting IV alteplase and endovascular thrombectomy.

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Grand Rounds Recap 12.4.19

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Grand Rounds Recap 12.4.19

After a brief hiatus we returned to grand rounds this week and started off with an in depth discussion on common overdoses and treatments in the ED with our guest lecturer and expert toxicologist Dr. Gillian Beauchamp. We then got some hands on time with the new hand held ultrasound machines that are now available on Air Care as well as reviewed pre-hospital management of traumatic pneumothoaces with Dr. Humphries. Finally, airway guru Dr. Carleton took us on a deep dive on airway management in angioedema.

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Air Care / Annals of B Pod Series: Hypokalemia

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Air Care / Annals of B Pod Series: Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia is a commonly seen laboratory abnormality which is often unappreciated in the emergency department. Join us as we take a deep dive into the presentation and life threatening consequences of a patient with severe hypokalemia as we review a previous case from an international leader in critical care transport medicine, Air Care.

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Air Care Series: No Lung No Problem - VV ECMO

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Air Care Series: No Lung No Problem - VV ECMO

No Lung? No problem! Join Liz Powell, Paige Barger and Adam Gottula as they take a look at the basics of VV ECMO in the transport environment.

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Air Care Series: Machines Inside of Machines - CPR in flight

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Air Care Series: Machines Inside of Machines - CPR in flight

While high-quality CPR delivers the best outcomes in cardiac arrest, this is challenging in a transport environment. Dr. Connelly reviews the evidence behind mechanical chest compression in CPR, exploring its practicality to the Helicopter EMS (HEMS) environment.

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Air Care Series: Ideal Resuscitation Pressure in Polytrauma with TBI

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Air Care Series: Ideal Resuscitation Pressure in Polytrauma with TBI

Damage Control Resuscitation, Permissive Hypotension, Fluid Restrictive Resuscitation… Regardless of name, with all the enthusiasm surrounding permissive hypotension in the actively bleeding trauma patient, what do we do when they have a TBI? Take a dive into the literature surrounding ideal perfusion pressures of patients suffering from TBIs and traumatic injury to find out if we know what pressure is really the best.

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Air Care Series: Man Meets Machine

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Air Care Series: Man Meets Machine

In this edition of the Air Care series we take a look at the LVAD via post and podcast, introducing you to the meeting of man and machine. Adam Gottula, MD interviews Liz Powell, MD and Paige Barger, NP covering the spectrum of LVAD basics from common functions to life threatening complications.

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Air Care Series: Sepsis Update

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Air Care Series: Sepsis Update

Katherine Connelly, MD reviews the literature surrounding the definition and management of sepsis both in the Emergency Department and Critical Care Transport Environment. We will cover pressor usage, as well as appropriate antibiotic coverage and if there is any role for steroids (for now…)

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Grand Rounds Recap 2/6/19

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Grand Rounds Recap 2/6/19

It was an exciting week of Grand Rounds! We had the honor of hearing from legendary UCEM graduate Dr. Susan Stern who was the Dr. Gibler Visiting Professor. She discussed hemorrhage in trauma and the changing landscape of leadership in medicine. This was followed by operations updates with Dr. Palmer, and Dr. Laurence discussed AIDS-defining illnesses in her clinical knowledge lecture. The day concluded with a review of some Air Care cases. Check it out!

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Grand Rounds Recap 11.7.2018

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Grand Rounds Recap 11.7.2018

Enjoy the review of this week’s Grand Rounds! We began the morning with Dr. Minges giving us his pro-tips on how to identify cardiac tamponade with ultrasound. Following this, we learned about high-yield management pearls about Carotid Blowout Syndrome and SCIWORA from Dr. Scanlon and Dr. Baez respectively. We concluded the day with AirCare Grand Rounds, where we learned how to deal with refractory hypoxia, postpartum hemorrhage, and utilize the V-scan for ultrasound.

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Grand Rounds Recap 8.22.18

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Grand Rounds Recap 8.22.18

The week started off with our AirCare team discussing indications for procedures performed pre-hospital. The AirCare team continued by taking us through several cases in our quarterly AirCare M&M. We then got some oral boards practice with Drs. McDonough and LaFollette. The day finished with a simulation led by Dr. Hill covering patients who wish to leave AMA as well as the terrifying lengthening QTc.

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