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Grand Rounds Recap 6/22

MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY CONFERENCE WITH DR. DENNEY

Stroke Chameleons

  • Stroke chameleons are atypical presentations of stroke and are associated with delays in diagnoses and failure to administer intervention when otherwise indicated
  • Maintaining a diagnosis of stroke on the differential is paramount to being able to diagnose a chameleon. Characteristics of chameleons that we most frequently miss are:
    • Atypical presentations (we miss 4% of typical vs 64% of atypical) 
    • Strokes in the young
    • Cerebellar strokes
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Grand Rounds Recap - 6/15/16

This week the airway guru Dr. Steve Carleton outlines trends in airway management and makes a compelling case for keeping blind nasotracheal intubation in the toolkit of your aircraft. Dr. Plash gives us a difficult case of LVAD complications. Dr. Lagasse discusses acute aortic complications and Drs. Thompson and Gorder discuss their protocol for post-ROSC care.

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Grand Rounds Recap - 6/8/16

This week we take a look at those rare procedures we need to have in our back pockets with facility and without hesitation and head to the procedure site to discuss cricothyrotomy, lateral canthotomy, and chest tubes.

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