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Grand Rounds Recap 6.05.19
We hope you enjoy this week’s Grand Rounds Recap from 6.05.2019. We started the day with a talk on how to master the extraglottic device during Airway Grand Rounds with Dr. Carleton. Next, Dr. Liebman talked about error reduction in Airway Management with the use of checklists. Dr. Shaw then presented a fascinating case of Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Dr. Walsh shared some pearls as to how to utilize the Sgarbossa Criteria. Lastly, we were honored to have Dr. Dunlop talk to us about trauma in the developing world during Global Health Grand Rounds.
Show Love to Strangers
To provide a fuller education, our curriculum should occasionally bend from the scientific and technical and include matters of the heart. This is a case from the early 1990s, a time in this fair land when ultrasound was not part of emergency practice, when RSI was still a relatively fresh concept, when the treatment of shock was non-systematic, and when consultation was a matter of pleading on the telephone.
More than a Sore Throat: Lemierre's Syndrome
Sore throats are commonly viral in nature and can be treated with supportive care. However, there are certain diagnosis that be considered when evaluating patients. Dr. Edmond Irankunda reviews Lemierre’s Syndrome, a sore throat with potentially dangerous systemic complications.