Back to Basics: Intussusception

Mon, 10/22/2018 - 12:57am

BACKGROUND:

-One segment of intestine telescopes into another

-Most commonly ileum into colon

-Most common cause of intestinal obstruction in children under 2 y/o

-Rare before 2 months old

CLINICAL:

Submitted by Louis Argentine MD

Board Review: Skin Emergencies

Sat, 10/20/2018 - 6:07pm

A man with a bullae.

Submitted by John Cafaro MD

#EMConf: Cutaneous Abscess

Thu, 10/18/2018 - 1:41pm

Pearls from today's talk on cutaneous abscess.

Submitted by John Cafaro MD

What's the Diagnosis?

Wed, 10/17/2018 - 10:10am

A 14 yo female c/o neck pain

Submitted by Hope Kilgannon, MD

Advanced Practice: High Dose Insulin Therapy

Tue, 10/16/2018 - 2:51pm

You want me to give the patient 90 units of insulin followed by 45 units/hour?! What?! Here is some helpful information about high dose insulin.

Mon, 10/15/2018 - 10:57pm

Pathology: Chronic autoimmune mucocutaneous disease against desmosomes in epidermis

Clinical:

Submitted by John Cafaro MD

Board Review: Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

Sat, 10/13/2018 - 7:00am

A 32 year old male history of IV drug use presents for redness to his right arm extending the antecubital fossa. He has pain out of proportion to the area and pain outside of the erythematous margins. He is febrile to 103.2 F, heart rate is 125, blood pressure is 80/40.

Submitted by John Cafaro MD