Grand Rounds Recap 02.03.2021

Grand Rounds Recap 02.03.2021

This week Dr. Freiermuth showed us how to create a research project. Drs. Tillotson and Makinen discussed the evidence on open fracture management. The R2 CPC between Drs. Ramsay and Nagle taught us an important lesson on HIV and ITP. Finally, Drs. Iparraguirre, Li, Makinen, and Mand created a simulation to teach management of a pediatric nicotinic poisoning.

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Grand Rounds Recap 05.06.20

Grand Rounds Recap 05.06.20

Grand Rounds this week started with airway QI and COVID-19 airway management per the consummate expertise of Dr. Carleton. Dr. Mullen then taught the pearls and pitfalls of urine drug screens, Dr. Paulsen arose victorious from CPC vs. Dr. Wolochatiuk, and Dr. Ijaz gave a stellar review of ear pathology in the ED. Finally, Drs. Golden, Ham, and Spigner took us on a tour de force remote simulation of structural collapse with crush syndrome complicated by hyperkalemic arrest.

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Grand Rounds Recap 7.24.19

Grand Rounds Recap 7.24.19

Grand Rounds this week started with our Leadership Curriculum, focusing on both positive and negative attitudes of leaders. Next, Dr. Hughes gave her Taming the SRU follow up lecture on debriefing and fat embolism syndrome followed by Dr. Spigner’s R4 Case Follow Up Lecture on streptoococcal toxic shock syndrome. The week wrapped up with simulation and oral boards practice covering acute right heart failure and anterior uveitis.

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Grand Rounds Recap 1.3.17

Grand Rounds Recap 1.3.17

The first grand rounds of 2018 started out with an R4 Simulation that highlighted the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of salicylate toxicity.  This was followed by a guest lecture by Dr. Richard Sears, who discussed the benefits of wellness and mindfulness, and how we can apply them in the workplace.  Dr. Hall then went over the utility and application of various labs used to evaluate patients with sickle cell disease who present in vaso-occlusive crisis.  We then finished the conference with a case based discussion on septic bursitis led by Dr. Mike Klaszky. 

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Grand Rounds Recap 4.19.2017

Grand Rounds Recap 4.19.2017

This week kicked off with a Tox filled R4 Simulation where we learned about ASA, digoxin, and hydrofluoric acid toxicities. This was followed by lectures on cardiac disease in diabetes, pediatric pain management strategies, physician burnout and hypothermic cardiac arrest. 

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So You Want to Tomahawk Somebody?

So You Want to Tomahawk Somebody?

If you took a listen to our last podcast or inferred from our most recent post, the "challenging airway" that was described was managed by way of a tomahawk intubation.  As we discussed in the podcast, there were a number of different ways we could have elected to manage that patient's airway including intubation from the back of the stretcher with the patient seated upright, awake fiberoptic intubation (both nasotracheal and oropharyngeal with the assistance of a Williams airway), tomahawk intubation, or, as was suggested by one of the residents (nice suggestion Dr. Cousar) after our simulation (on the same case), through a bronch adapter hooked to a LMA...

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The Levy Cup Cometh...

The Levy Cup Cometh...

On this day of #EMConf goodness, we tease the upcoming day of Grand Rounds competition known as The Levy Cup.  In 3 weeks time, the residents will pair off into teams in a battle of wits and skills.  A round robin competition of procedural relay stations, simulations, trivia game shows, Cash for Cases (where the less money you spend on the patient, the more points you get) and some surprises I don't want to spoil here will pair the field down to 2 teams that will compete in the finale.  Think SimWars gone crazy!

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