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Grand Rounds Recap 7/6/2016
This week we got an operations update with some new markers of quality and new guidelines on HIV testing. We were reminded about patient literacy and the advantages of keeping it simple. Dr. Hill also taught that every shift our biases and decision making do affect patient care, it is our duty to recognize and use them to our patients' advantage.
Grand Rounds Recap - 6/29/2016
Professionalism is a belief system.
Management of the Red Eye in a Community ED.
Case #1: 28 yo M who was poked in the eye while wrestling. Small periorbital ecchymosis, conjunctival erythema, reactive pupils, consensual photophobia, fluorescein negative. Normal IOP bilaterally.
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