Oct 31, 2024
Laboring Under Pressure Episode 4: Obstetric Emergency in South Africa with Dr. Meghan Hurley
Contributors: Meghan Hurley MD, Travis Barlock MD, Jeffrey Olson MS3
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Map of South Africa Referenced
South Africa Geography Lesson
There is a big disparity between Cape Town and its neighbor Khayelitsha.
Cape...
Oct 28, 2024
Contributor: Taylor Lynch, MD
Educational Pearls:
What is neutropenic fever?
Specific type of fever that is seen in cancer patients and other patients with impaired immune systems
These patients are highly susceptible to infection
Typically occurs 7-10 days after the last chemotherapy dose, this is when the immune...
Oct 22, 2024
Contributor: Jorge Chalit-Hernandez, OMS3
Typically presents with biliary colic
Right upper quadrant abdominal pain lasting more than 30 minutes and subsiding over several hours
Often associated with fatty meals but not always
Must rule out other causes of pain
Peptic ulcer disease - typically presents with...
Oct 21, 2024
Contributor: Taylor Lynch MD
Supraventricular tachycardias (SVTs) arise above the bundle of His
The term SVT includes AV nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT), atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia (AVRT), atrial tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, and multifocal atrial tachycardia
AVNRT is the...
Oct 14, 2024
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD
Educational Pearls:
Pediatric case study where the child’s tongue was stuck in the opening of a hard plastic drink lid
Entrapment restricts circulation which causes fluid to build and the tongue becomes more edematous with time
There is a risk of ischemia with prolonged...