Grand Rounds Recap 11/18

Grand Rounds Recap 11/18

What do these 3 things have in common: interval prolongation, COWS, and rural America? All 3 were covered in this week’s UCEM Grand Rounds.

Dr. Li starting us off with monthly Morbidity & Mortality. Cards consultant Dr. Ahmad provided rapid fire EKG review. Dr. Stark refreshed us on opioid withdrawal treatment. And, Dr. Makinen delivered a moving capstone on the importance of rural emergency medicine.

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Diagnostics: Knee and Ankle X-rays

Diagnostics: Knee and Ankle X-rays

Hip and knee pain almost categorically get an X-Ray in the ED, but when do you need more? And when could another view help you avoid a more costly imaging test? This week join Dr. Gressick as she gets back to the basics in the acquisition and interpretation of the hip and knee X-Rays

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