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Month: November 2011

New LBBB and STEMI

November 28, 2011November 28, 2011PourmandLeave a Comment on New LBBB and STEMI

There are lots of questions raised recently regarding activation of cath. labĀ  in the setting of new LBBB or presumed new LBBB. It is really challenging when you have a patient with chest pain and there is no old EKG to compare findings of LBBB.

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Actual or the corrected serum sodium in DKA!

November 22, 2011November 22, 2011PourmandLeave a Comment on Actual or the corrected serum sodium in DKA!

The anion gap is representative of positive versus negative charges. when we are calculating anion gap, we are calculating a balance between positive and negative charges. correcting

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MRSA Therapy! New Guideline

November 16, 2011PourmandLeave a Comment on MRSA Therapy! New Guideline

IDSA (Infectious Diseases Society of America) published a new guideline this year for treatment of soft tissue infections and MRSA.

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Kocher Criteria

November 13, 2011November 13, 2011PourmandLeave a Comment on Kocher Criteria

Kocher Criteria is the best way to diagnose septic arthritis in children

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Lumbar Puncture in febrile infant

November 13, 2011November 13, 2011PourmandLeave a Comment on Lumbar Puncture in febrile infant

Is a lumbar puncture necessary when evaluating febrile infants (30 to 90 days of age) with an abnormal urinalysis? There is a new study in Peds Emergency care which it describes a retrospective study among infants 1 month to 3 months old

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bedside Ultrasound and cardiac mass

November 11, 2011November 11, 2011PourmandLeave a Comment on bedside Ultrasound and cardiac mass

This is my case report with Keith Boniface on cardiac angio-sarcoma: Incidental Identification of Right Atrial Mass Using Bedside Ultrasound: Cardiac Angiosarcoma  

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CO Poisoning

November 5, 2011November 5, 2011PourmandLeave a Comment on CO Poisoning

I had a patient with Carbon Monoxide poisoning. Patient had mental status changes and was unresponsive.We transferred patient to a hyperbaric center and this is the review that I did with my resident and student for Carbon Monoxide poisoning, mainly from Tintinalli’s:

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Children at very low risk of TBI per PEACRN

November 1, 2011November 1, 2011PourmandLeave a Comment on Children at very low risk of TBI per PEACRN

Identification of children at very low risk of clinically-important brain injuries after head trauma: a prospective cohort study. The goal of study was to identify children at very low risk of clinically-important traumatic brain injuries (ciTBI) for whom CT might be unnecessary.

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