The first session of the day started with Dr. Arun, Senior Consultant and HOD, Emergency Medicine, Continental Hospital, Hyderabad, who talked extensively about ischemic chest pain in the emergency department, with highlights on the latest AHA guidelines for the same.
The second talk was by Dr. Vishwesh, senior consultant and HOD in the Department of Emergency Medicine, who talked about the basics of mechanical ventilation in emergencies.
The next session was by Dr. Ratna, HOD, Emergency Medicine at AIG Hospital, who talked about “Stroke beyond Window Period.”
Session on Right Heart Failure by Dr. Aravind, Senior Resident in the Department of Emergency Medicine, NIMS, in which the use of POCUS to detect acute RV dysfunction and treatment of right heart failure and the use of various treatment options like inhaled nitroglycerin were talked about. Discussions on the dangers of intubation in right heart failure and the initiation of newer studies were discussed.
Dr. Mubashir Ahmed, Senior Resident in the Department of Emergency Medicine, NIMS, talked about the urgent care needed in the ED in the management of DKA—which fluid is needed, how much fluid is needed, the electrolyte management, and the complications associated with DKA that are expected during DKA management in the ED.
Next was an interesting topic on complicated snakebite presented to the ED by Dr. Najeebuddin, Senior Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, NIMS. Talks and discussions about the varied presentations of snake bites, initial prehospital management of snakebite, early treatment options, and early detection of complications associated with snakebite were discussed.
The next session was by Dr. Sravan, Senior Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine. Being a General Medicine Postgraduate, he was able to shed light on the different presentations of Chronic Liver Disease to the emergency department. This was followed by virtual case presentations by post graduate students of Emergency Medicine throughout the country.
