Grand Rounds Recap 05.06.20

Grand Rounds Recap 05.06.20

Grand Rounds this week started with airway QI and COVID-19 airway management per the consummate expertise of Dr. Carleton. Dr. Mullen then taught the pearls and pitfalls of urine drug screens, Dr. Paulsen arose victorious from CPC vs. Dr. Wolochatiuk, and Dr. Ijaz gave a stellar review of ear pathology in the ED. Finally, Drs. Golden, Ham, and Spigner took us on a tour de force remote simulation of structural collapse with crush syndrome complicated by hyperkalemic arrest.

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Grand Rounds Recap 4.22.20

Grand Rounds Recap 4.22.20

Another great week of Grand Rounds started with a journal club on pediatric resuscitation (podcast inbound soon), followed by a new electrolyte protocol via QI/KT with Drs Gawron and Hassani. Dr. Jensen’s TamingtheSRU lecture highlights a complex combination drug overdose and Dr. Garber gives an update on the pharamcotherapies of COVID. Finally Drs. Leech and Hill trialed the first remote simulation on post partum hemorrhage.

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Air Care / B Pod Series: Intravenous Fluid Resuscitation

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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