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.
Read MoreThis week we had another great M&M where Dr. Klaszky covered exciting topics such as refractory V fib, hypothermia and cerebral malaria. We learned about misnomers, mimics and lies about TB from Dr. Owens. Dr. Zalesky skillfully walked us through a simplified approach to reading brain MRIs. Lastly, Dr. Leech and Dr. Goel faced off in a CPC involving a patient with ALS.
Read MoreHypokalemia 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.
Read MoreThis week in Grand Rounds: A case of Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis, Cardiac Biomarkers, Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a head bleed, and pearls of airway management during Air Care Grand Rounds including needle cricothyroidotomy.
Read MoreWho gets antibiotics in COPD? Does that back pain patient have discitis? What causes pancytopenia anyhow? Answers to these questions and so many more in this months issue of Annals of B-Pod. Click on the image below for the full pdf.
Read MoreSRU (pronounced "shrew") = Shock Resuscitation Unit
Training in, and managing, the SRU is one of the crown jewels of our residency. It is where the sickest of the sick patients are found in our ED. It is a crucible, a test of knowledge and strength, and a true manifestation of the tripartite mission of our department: Leadership, Excellence, and Opportunity.
Training in, and managing, the SRU is one of the crown jewels of our residency. It is where the sickest of the sick patients are found in our ED. It is a crucible, a test of knowledge and strength, and a true manifestation of the tripartite mission of our department: Leadership, Excellence, and Opportunity.
