Grand Rounds Recap 9.6.23

Grand Rounds Recap 9.6.23

Join us for a review of another fantastic week of Grand Rounds. We start with Dr. Minges expertly guiding us through performing DVT studies in the ED, to help us better address the needs of the patients in front of us. Dr. Kreitzer presents the data, as well as and personal experience, to passionately advocate for including family members in the ED and ICU’s- including procedures, resuscitation, rounds, and multidisciplinary meetings. Meanwhile, Dr. Onuzuruike refreshes our foundation knowledge pertaining to AICD’s in the ED. Lastly, Drs. Negron and Wright reflect on their expertise as leaders in the SRU to teach us all about managing the most difficult airways- including intubating through the nose and even an supraglottic device.

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Grand Rounds Recap 6.21.23

Grand Rounds Recap 6.21.23

This week’s grand rounds starts off strong with the last Morbidity and Mortality of the year presented by Dr. Zalesky. This included multiple stimulating cases including meningitis, procedural safety, acute aortic syndromes, hemophilia, electrical storm, and euglycemic DKA. Finally, we wrap up the day with a lecture on the science behind wellness with Dr. Martella.

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Grand Rounds Recap 6.7.23

Grand Rounds Recap 6.7.23

This week Dr. Diaz starts off with a challenging case of massive upper GI bleed managed with balloon tamponade. We then moved into a case follow-up with profound electrical storm and recurrent ventricular arrhythmias secondary to a STEMI. Following this, we took a deep dive into waveform capnography regarding normal physiology and alterations with lung pathology with Dr. Wilson. Next, we had an exciting CPC showdown where Dr. Bryant successfully diagnosed Dr. Haffner’s case of valproic acid toxicity presenting with hyperammonemic encephalopathy. We closed with Dr. Wosiski-Kuhn outlining the difficulty of intubation in a patient with DKA and severe metabolic acidosis.

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