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Tube Thoracostomy for Hemothorax - Is a Tiny Tube Just Fine?
In this Journal Club podcast, PGY-3 Tony Fabiano breaks down a paper from the Journal of Trauma comparing the effectiveness and patient perception of pigtail catheters versus standard chest tubes for hemothorax in the setting of trauma. Is a tiny tube effective at all in draining blood from the chest?
Grand Rounds Summary 8.10.2022
We are back with another exciting week of grand rounds, this time with an overview of acute aortic insufficiency and tricuspid regurgitation, a walkthrough of ED use of coronary CTA, a High Acuity/Low Opportunity and Low Acuity/Low Opportunity procedure lab, and finally a discussion of the always-feared sick undifferentiated infant.
Annals of B Pod: Polycythemia
Dr. Urbanowicz starts off with the case of a patient with run of the mill neck pain & stumbles upon the uncommon incidental finding of polycythemia. Learn more about this not-oft-seen diagnosis & when to admit.