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Grand Rounds Recap 4.24.19
Grand Rounds Timothy Murphy, MD Grand Rounds Timothy Murphy, MD

Grand Rounds Recap 4.24.19

This week’s grand rounds started off strong with Morbidity and Mortality led by Dr. Baez. She discussed a wide variety of topics including stress testing in the ED, precautions, hearing loss, aspiration, and tamponade. Dr. Randolph followed this up with an insightful discussion on high risk ED discharges. The Global Health Team then shared some of the fascinating cases they encountered overseas. Dr. Sabedra reflected on how much we learn from each other by giving a heartfelt talk on what she has learned from her fellow R4’s. We continued with Dr. Gawron reviewing the many cervical spine rules and how to properly apply them. To conclude, Drs. Skrobut and Roche went head to head in this weeks CPC. Who wins? Read on to find out.

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The Return of Droperidol...
Toxicology, Grand Rounds Jeffery Hill, MD M.Ed Toxicology, Grand Rounds Jeffery Hill, MD M.Ed

The Return of Droperidol...

Have you heard the news! Droperidol is back and available in the United States.  After a prolonged hiatus the medication has been picked up by a new manufacturer and may be finding its way to a hospital pharmacy near you.  Since it has been some time since the medication has been in common use, and since the memory of its effectiveness may be buoyed by a sense of nostalgia or otherwise viewed through rose colored glasses, now is as good a time as any to take a stroll through the literature and learn a bit more about the effectiveness and side effect profile of the medication.

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Grand Rounds Recap 4.17.19
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Grand Rounds Recap 4.17.19

Enjoy this weeks Grand Rounds Summary. We had a great small group session on conflict resolution presented by Dr. McDonough and Leenellett of the leadership curriculum team. Next, Drs. Iparraguirre and Li taught us about an evidence-based approach to epistaxis. We completed our morning going through a great simulation on Acute Myocardial Infarction requiring Thrombolysis with Drs. Colmer, Mckee, Harrison, and Continenza.

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