Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is a common finding among eye complaints in the ED. Dr. Melanie Yates reviews what we can do in the emergent setting to reduce the IOP with topical and systemic medications and potentially save vision.
Read MoreThis week’s Grand Rounds was full of teamwork, sports medicine, fast-paced lecturing, and just a little rivalry. Whether you’re a fan of the R2 CPC format or the R4 Case Follow-Up, this week’s summary is sure to be a crowd pleaser. Also including Dr. Benoit’s lit of practice changing EM articles of the last year - with links!
Read MoreFor this week’s Grand Rounds, Dr. Paulsen covered mentorship, an active process, as part of UCEM’s longitudinal leadership curriculum. Dr. Lang covered the history, educational theory, and future of simulation and gamification to help us spruce up our next lecture. To cap it off, Dr. Iparraguirre led an excellent simulation on refractory V-Fib requiring ECPR activation given UCMC’s newly released protocol.
Read MoreEffective efficiency. Zoonotic viruses including Powassan and Nipah. FOAMed in practice. Symptomatic bradycardia in adults. Rapid fire ultrasound literature review. Cardiogenic shock.
This week’s Grand Rounds had something for everyone! Check out the summary.
Read MoreNot all sore throats are created equal. Join Dr. Stephanie Winslow as she discusses one of the most concerning presentations of sore throat in an adult: Epiglottitis.
Read MoreThe first Grand Rounds of the 2020-21 academic year was full of inspiration. Dr. Pancioli, Department Chair, walked us through the history of emergency medicine and gave us a glimpse into UCMC’s new ED plans. Dr. McDonough, Program Director, highlighted that professionalism is a series of actions that can be modified to improve our leadership presence. Dr. Knight, critical care trained faculty, reminded us that we are the masters of the undifferentiated patient, providing tips on how to approach the almighty question, “Sick or not sick?”
Read MoreThe final Grand Rounds of the 2019-20 academic year offered an incredible line up of lectures followed by an annual residency program evaluation and wrap-up by the outgoing chief residents, lovingly called “KJAM”.
Dr. Golden presented our monthly Morbidity and Mortality conference, full of cases to learn from and improve clinical care. Dr. Shaw presented his Taming the SRU lecture on a case of massive hemoptysis in an otherwise young and healthy patient. Dr. Murphy-Crews delivered a moving R4 Capstone lecture, demonstrating the low NNT for ED thoracotomies and highlighting that resilience is not the issue when it comes to burnout and physician suicide.
Read MoreIs there an Ellis class IV? You ask yourself as you look at a fractured tooth… Start your Monday off with a review the classification and management of dental fractures with Dr. Eileen Hall.
Read MoreDr. Gauger started us off with a truly inspiring R4 capstone reminding us all to respect our patients and treat them with compassion and empathy. Dr. Hall's taming the SRU led us through an interesting case of severe metabolic acidosis. Lastly, Drs. Leech and Roblee presented a truly stellar QIKT evidence based protocol on hepatic encephalopathy.
Read MoreThis week we reconvened with our pediatric colleagues for a case series of seizures and COVID autoimmune vasculitis. Drs Modi, Harty and Jarrell took us through global health case series and finally guest lecturer Dr. Kenji Inaba from LAC-USC gave us some take-home tips in hemorrhage management.
Read MoreThis week’s Grand Rounds was Disaster Day, always a theoretical exercise in how to muster resources and prepare for an outbreak. This year, while we are living it, it takes on even more meaning as we hear from Dr. Kralovic, an infectious disease expert in evaluating novel diseases, the ethics of standards of care and rationing care plan with Drs. Diller and Nomellini and event planning with Dr. Divine, sports medicine provider extraordinaire and medical coordinator of the Flying Pig Manage
Read MoreThis week Dr. Klaszky presented cases to help us improve our clinical care in the ED with our monthly Morbidity and Mortality conference. Drs. Hall, Modi, and Shaw taught us about marine, reptile, and arthropod envenomations with their R3 small group session. Finally, we were honored to (remotely) host the nationally renowned Dr. Megan Ranney, who gave us an eye-opening presentation on the overlap between gun violence, public health, and the role of emergency medicine.
Read MoreHistorically, air was seen as the downfall of ultrasound, and thus assessment of the lungs was thought to be a fool’s errand. Recent experience suggests that ultrasound has a lot to offer our clinical assessment of pulmonary pathology. Dr. Broadstock takes us through a case of a hypoxemic tachypneic woman, with US serving as the star of the show.
Read MoreThis week we used two papers addressing implicit biases in healthcare as a platform to discuss systematic reviews and meta-analyses in Journal Club. Dr. Dave Thompson then led us through the latest installment of the quality improvement series with insights for how to lead QI initiatives. Dr. Crawford reviewed tick-borne illnesses in her R1 clinical knowledge presentation, and Dr. Modi discussed highlights of management and prognostication of refractory v-fib arrest. Finally, the Air Care team brought us up to speed on a wealth of topics in this edition of the Air Care Grand Rounds series.
Read MoreTransport of the ECMO patient is no small task, requiring intentional preparation. Join the UC Health Air Care & Mobile Care ECMO transport team to review VA ECMO Basics for Critical Care Transport Medicine.
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.
