Back to Basics: Open Fractures

Mon, 02/15/2021 - 7:30am

What is an open fracture? How to we manage them? What antibiotics should you give and when?

Improving Oxygenation & Ventilation

Fri, 02/12/2021 - 5:00am

You are on your critical care rotation helping take care of multiple ventilated patients. At the end of your night shift, one of the respiratory therapists comes up to you and says, “Hey, the new ABG just came back. It is 7.25/52/70/24 .” What do these numbers mean and what can you do to help?

Submitted by Eric Chavis, MD

What's the Diagnosis? By Dr. Danielle Kovalsky

Wed, 02/10/2021 - 1:00pm

A 41 yo F presents to the ED with R ankle pain after a fall while playing outside in the snow.

Submitted by Danielle Kovalsky, MD

Critical cases - Digoxin toxicity!

Tue, 02/09/2021 - 5:11am

An elderly female arrives complaining of fatigue and weakness (easy right?) and a casual glance at the MAR shows the she is on digoxin for CHF. You notice she has a HR in the 50s and wonder if digoxin toxicity could be repsonsible for her symptoms. Lucky for you, you brushed up on this basics with this quick case review!

Submitted by Brittany Cesar, MD

Board Review: Trauma/Orthopedics

Sat, 02/06/2021 - 11:00pm

Submitted by Courtney Martin, DO

Ventilator management of bronchopleural fistula

Fri, 02/05/2021 - 4:00am

A 47-year-old man with COVID-19 pneumonia complicated by severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) suddenly desaturates. Point-of-care ultrasound and chest x-ray are consistent with pneumothorax. After placement of a pigtail catheter, hypoxemia persists and a large continuous air leak is present. What are the next steps in management of a suspected bronchopleural fistula?

Submitted by Emily Damuth, MD

Critically Appraised Topic: Haldol for Headache

Thu, 02/04/2021 - 12:38pm

Submitted by Valeria Chew

What's the diagnosis? By Dr. Becca Fieles

Wed, 02/03/2021 - 12:10am

27 yo male c/o right hand pain after punching assailant in the face

Tue, 02/02/2021 - 5:11am

A 2 yo female presentes with parents with complaints of "whole body swelling" noted over days. You panic slightly as you reach for possible differentia diagnoses to explain this perplexing symptom and are struck by a distant memory of your peds rotation from medical school, or perhaps a flash of a memory staring at your Robbins textbook of pathophysiology.....

Submitted by Angela Ugorets, MD

Back to Basics: Eclampsia

Mon, 02/01/2021 - 5:00am

A 28 year old woman comes into your community rural ED, only medical history is she had a baby 15 days ago. Says she’s been feeling unwell for the past week and begins to seize - what do you do?