Publications by authors named "Amy Castilano"
Background: Some previous reports revealed suboptimal management of anaphylaxis (ANX) in the emergency department (ED).
Objective: To evaluate the recorded diagnosis and management of patients who presented with ANX at our university hospital ED and to assess how the management correlated with the severity of the case and the training level of the ED staff.
Methods: A descriptive study that involved reviewing the electronic medical records of patients who presented with ANX at the ED during a period of 4 years.
Background: Knowledge of the benefits of incorporating medical simulation into healthcare curricula is rapidly increasing. Though impeded by the high cost of complicated technology, medical simulation devices offer the ability to provide safe and controlled training environments, exposure to rare clinical scenarios, as well as unlimited training opportunities.
Methods: This report describes a novel, inexpensive method of broadcasting normal and abnormal auscultatory findings to a relatively normal appearing stethoscope for use in training of healthcare professionals.