It has been said that the average taxpayer shouldn't be embarrassed about not fully understanding taxes. Quite frankly, who really does? Earned Income Tax Credit, multiple exemptions, filing deadlines ~ head scratchers for most, but we are here to help! To help guide us off of the dock and into the ever shifting waters of our tax code is our professor of finance, Ms. Katherine Vessenes, JD, CFP®, RFC, Founder and President of MD Financial Advisors….
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Read the HPI and think about the questions on the title slide before watching the video. Put yourself at the bedside of this patient and form your own diagnostic and management plan. Designed to help you actually rehearse what you’re going to say and do at the bedside of a sick patient, keep tuning in each week for the same format but new and high yield Emergency Medicine pearls…
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A 26 year-old with no significant past medical history presents with two days of abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. She describes the pain as a 4/10, “crampy” and diffuse, located in the lower abdomen. She is not experiencing any nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, dysuria, or increase in urinary frequency or urgency. Her last menstrual period was approximately 7-8 weeks ago and she has a history of regular periods. She has no history of STIs, prior surgeries or pregnancies, and is uncertain whether she desires pregnancy currently…
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A 58-year-old woman with a past medical history significant for hypertension and hyperlipidemia presents to the Emergency Department with 3 days of dyspnea. She also endorses non exertional pleuritic chest pain, chills, and malaise that started on the morning of her presentation. Vital signs were notable for tachycardia of 110 beats per minute and an oxygen saturation of 93% on room air, but were otherwise normal. Physical exam revealed clear lung fields bilaterally and was otherwise unremarkable…
Read MorePrevious literature demonstrates increased mortality for traumatic brain injury (TBI) with transfer to a Level II versus Level I trauma center. Our objective was to determine the effect of the most recent American College of Surgeons-Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT) "Resources for the Optimal Care of the Injured Patient" resources manual ("The Orange Book") on outcomes after severe TBI after interfacility transfer to Level I versus Level II center.
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