Join Dr. Kotei for a review of an increasingly America-relevant disease but traditionally in the global health archives. For ED clinicians, a high index of suspicion is key — especially when evaluating immigrants or travelers from endemic regions, or their children.
Read MoreIn this week’s Grand Rounds, Dr. Laurence led us through an incredible and education Morbidity and Mortality Conference, Drs. Gillespie and Continenza worked through a dramatic case combining vision changes and rash, Dr. Wright reminded us to not forget the esophagus in our patients with chest pain and Dr. Connelly gave a fantastic overview of EMS provider education and systems structure in her R4 Capstone. Finally, our incredible visiting professor, Dr. Megan Rybarcyzk gave us insight into building an emergency medicine education program in the midst of a pandemic and provides tips and tricks for those seeking a career in global health.
Read MoreThe pork tapeworm likes to live peacefully in pigs and human intestines, but what happens when human brains become the incidental hosts of T. solium? Join us as Dr. Gawron recounts an interesting presentation of neurocysticercosis.
Read MoreThe Global Health case series highlights interesting cases that residents experienced while practicing abroad and takes a dive into how to identify the pathology that is crucial know to care for patients both abroad and returning. Although Dr. Owens did not participate in the care of the patients described in these cases, she expertly tackles a disease that has received a lot of media attention.
Read MoreThe Global Health case series highlights interesting cases residents experienced while practicing abroad and takes a dive into how to identify the pathology that is crucial know to care for patients both abroad and returning. In this case Dr. Owens dives into the potential etiology of a patient’s unique gait!
Read MoreThe Global Health case series highlights interesting cases residents experienced while practicing abroad and takes a dive into how to identify the pathology that is crucial know to care for patients both abroad and returning. Dr. Jarrell continues this year's case series with a case of a child who presents with a complication of a formerly common rash!
Read MoreThe Global Health case series highlights interesting cases residents experienced while practicing abroad and takes a dive into how to identify the pathology that is crucial know to care for patients both abroad and returning. Dr. Owens takes us to Guatemala where she discusses an endemic rash that may start to become more common in the United States.
Read MoreThe Global Health case series highlights interesting cases residents experienced while abroad and takes a dive into how to identify the pathology that is crucial know to care for patients both abroad and returning. Dr. Banning discusses challenges associated with treatment of a rash she frequently encountered while on a recent trip to Tanzania.
Read MoreThe Global Health case series highlights interesting cases residents experienced while practicing abroad and takes a dive into how to identify the pathology that is crucial know to care for patients both abroad and returning. Dr. Liebman continues this year's case series with a case of a young adult patient with two years of leg swelling.
Read MoreThe Global Health case series highlights interesting cases residents experienced while practicing abroad and takes a dive into how to identify the pathology that is crucial know to care for patients both abroad and returning. Dr. Colmer continues this year's case series with a case of an adult patient with a "textbook" rash he saw while in Tanzania.
Read MoreThe Global Health case series highlights interesting cases residents experienced while abroad and takes a dive into how to identify the pathology that is crucial know to care for patients both abroad and returning. Dr. Sabedra kicks off this year's case series with a case of pediatric abdominal pain she saw while in Tanzania.
Read MoreGlobal is local. It is important as health care providers that we think about infectious diseases in terms of a global context. Reemerging infectious diseases represent a constant moving target for physicians and scientists. Understanding some of the factors behind disease reemergence as well as examples of current reemerging infectious diseases helps to illustrate how local changes can have a global effect.
Read MoreCare of the acutely ill patient in the austere setting is a hallmark of Global Health Medicine. These videos highlight three different examples of how to apply core concepts of Emergency Medicine to a resource limited environment. Dr. Lagasse describes how to make a homemade tourniquet to control life-threatening hemorrhage, Dr. Teuber shows us alternatives to intravascular volume resuscitation, and Dr. Roche outlines how to manage pneumothorax, hemothorax, and hemopneumothorax with and without vacuum assistance
Read MoreImagine: you are the single provider manning a rural clinic in Northern Tanzania along the shore of Lake Victoria. You are one of only a handful of physicians in the entire region and you have minimal access to diagnostics or therapeutics. Your clinic does not have any power. Your diagnostics include: urinalysis, urine pregnancy, CBC and rapid tests for HIV, syphilis, and malaria. You have 2 nurses, one of whom acts as a translator (from Swahili to English). You are armed primarily with your intellect, knowledge of local disease processes, and your keen sense of intuition.
Read MoreImagine: you are the single provider manning a rural clinic in Northern Tanzania along the shore of Lake Victoria. You are one of only a handful of physicians in the entire region and you have minimal access to diagnostics or therapeutics. Your clinic does not have any power. Your diagnostics include: urinalysis, urine pregnancy, CBC and rapid tests for HIV, syphilis, and malaria. You have 2 nurses, one of whom acts as a translator (from Swahili to English). You are armed primarily with your intellect, knowledge of local disease processes, and your keen sense of intuition.
32 yo M PMH HIV p/w LLE >RLE swelling & pain x 1 year. Recent HIV+ and recently started ARVs. CD4=40. Pt denies trauma. No history of DM or CHF. No fevers, chills, N/V, abd pain, diarrhea.
PE: 37CHR-86BP-124/82RR-12
Read MoreSRU (pronounced "shrew") = Shock Resuscitation Unit
Training in, and managing, the SRU is one of the crown jewels of our residency. It is where the sickest of the sick patients are found in our ED. It is a crucible, a test of knowledge and strength, and a true manifestation of the tripartite mission of our department: Leadership, Excellence, and Opportunity.
Training in, and managing, the SRU is one of the crown jewels of our residency. It is where the sickest of the sick patients are found in our ED. It is a crucible, a test of knowledge and strength, and a true manifestation of the tripartite mission of our department: Leadership, Excellence, and Opportunity.
