Bell’s Palsy and Burns

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We are in Las Vegas at ACEP 2016 thanks to Annals of Emergency Medicine and ACEPnow and discuss high yield and cutting edge lectures each day.

Dr. Megan Osborn – Bell’s Palsy or Stroke?

Traditional teaching: we can differentiate Bell’s palsy (lower motor neuron) from a stroke (upper motor neuron by assessing forehead involvement.  If the patient can wrinkle their forehead? Think stroke.  Dr. Megan Osborn tackled the question: does this actually work all the time in her talk in the New Speakers Forum.

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Dr. Toree McGowan – Burns

Check out this podcast for more on burns

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