Luz Silverio

Emergency Medicine Physician

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    DIRECT TEACHING

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    Bias and confounding
    Bias and confounding
    In order to teach bias and confounding, I presented a pretend study in which one of my coresidents studied the cat-scratch:percentage-of-body-covered-in-catnip ratio... and then discussed potential bias and confounders in the study design.
    Odds and Risk ratios
    Odds and Risk ratios
    In order to discuss odds and risk ratios, I surveyed my fellow residents about their party plans the night before and then tallied their answers in order to calculate the odds of paying attention to my lecture based on their party attendance the previous night.
    Vaginal Bleeding
    Vaginal Bleeding
    I have several lectures about vaginal bleeding, each of which explores a branch of this decision and diagnosis tree.
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    Bias and confounding
    Bias and confounding
    In order to teach bias and confounding, I presented a pretend study in which one of my coresidents studied the cat-scratch:percentage-of-body-covered-in-catnip ratio... and then discussed potential bias and confounders in the study design.
    Odds and Risk ratios
    Odds and Risk ratios
    In order to discuss odds and risk ratios, I surveyed my fellow residents about their party plans the night before and then tallied their answers in order to calculate the odds of paying attention to my lecture based on their party attendance the previous night.
    Vaginal Bleeding
    Vaginal Bleeding
    I have several lectures about vaginal bleeding, each of which explores a branch of this decision and diagnosis tree.
    Lectures

     

    Lectures

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    Statistics                                      Ethics

    Obstetrics                                    EMS Sepsis

    Pulmonary                                   EMS Toxicology

    Psychiatry                                    EMS Stroke

    Transfusion Reactions               Cirrhosis

    Orthopedics                                Airway interventions

    Asymptomatic Hypertension

     
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    Priapism
    Priapism
    Compilation of illustrated teaching points. Each teaching point:
    1) Highlights a particular complaint or abnormality seen and treated in the Emergency Department.
    2) Discusses mechanism and physiology.
    3) Reviews treatment options.
    Corneal abrasion
    Corneal abrasion
    Compilation of cases requiring "visual diagnosis."
    Includes:
    1) Patient photographs
    2) Radiologic images
    Dissection
    Dissection
    Compilation of cases requiring "visual diagnosis," including:
    1) Patient photographs
    2) Radiologic images
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    Priapism
    Priapism
    Compilation of illustrated teaching points. Each teaching point:
    1) Highlights a particular complaint or abnormality seen and treated in the Emergency Department.
    2) Discusses mechanism and physiology.
    3) Reviews treatment options.
    Corneal abrasion
    Corneal abrasion
    Compilation of cases requiring "visual diagnosis."
    Includes:
    1) Patient photographs
    2) Radiologic images
    Dissection
    Dissection
    Compilation of cases requiring "visual diagnosis," including:
    1) Patient photographs
    2) Radiologic images
    Bedside

     

    Bedside
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    "Outstanding teacher of medical students and junior residents, providing insigtful critiques of their presentation skills and working hard to keep them involved in ED codes, procedures, etc"

    -Jeanne Noble, MD

     

    "Wonderful positive impact not only on student teaching and learning (which she did consistently and well) but also on ... efficiency of patient care."

    -Michael Callaham, MD

    Appendicitis
    Appendicitis
    30 year old female presents with right lower quadrant pain for 3 days, fever for 1 day.
    Deep vein thrombosis
    Deep vein thrombosis
    63 year old male with history of deep vein thrombosis on coumadin and rivaroxaban presents with sudden onset swelling of the right lower extremity.
    Pericardial effusion
    Pericardial effusion
    43 year old male with a history of pulmonary hypertensions and previous pulmonary emboli on pradaxa presents with acute onset shortness of breath.
    Intrauterine pregnancy
    Intrauterine pregnancy
    20 year old female 7 weeks pregnant by last menstrual period presents with vaginal bleeding.
    Appendicitis
    Appendicitis
    30 year old female presents with right lower quadrant pain for 3 days, fever for 1 day.
    Deep vein thrombosis
    Deep vein thrombosis
    63 year old male with history of deep vein thrombosis on coumadin and rivaroxaban presents with sudden onset swelling of the right lower extremity.
    Pericardial effusion
    Pericardial effusion
    43 year old male with a history of pulmonary hypertensions and previous pulmonary emboli on pradaxa presents with acute onset shortness of breath.
    Intrauterine pregnancy
    Intrauterine pregnancy
    20 year old female 7 weeks pregnant by last menstrual period presents with vaginal bleeding.
    Ultrasound

     

    Ultrasound
     

    Hands-on Ultrasound education at National Emergency Medicine conferences, CME certified, and multiple medical student teaching events:

     

    November 2013: Topics in Emergency Medicine

     

    October 2014: Global Health Bootcamp

     

    March 2015: Interscalene, brachial plexus, forearm nerve blocks.

     

    Important: If you think you have a medical emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest hospital. The views expressed on this site are my own. Do not attempt emergency care through this site. The intended audience for this site is other emergency medicine physicians in an educational setting, and the information contained on this website provides general information for educational purposes only; it is not a substitute for medical or professional care. This site is not designed to and does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, treatment or services to you or to any other individual, and you should not use the information in place of a visit, call consultation or the advice of your physician or other healthcare provider. I am not liable or responsible for any advice, course of treatment, diagnosis or any other information, services or product you obtain through this site. The views expressed on this site should not be considered complete or exhaustive, nor should you exclusively rely on such information to recommend a course of treatment for you or any other individual.