Another busy week at Cayuga Med - although the patient load is especially low at the moment. I've been keeping occupied with various other activities - including a really great lecture from a Cornell nutrition professor on the use of DHA in hospitalized patients. We've had some interesting cases this week - flesh-eating bacteria, Fitz-Curtis-Hugh Syndrome in a patient with chlamydia (bacteria from the pelvic cavity translocate to the liver causing inflammation). I've also narrowed down who I will be doing my case study on - a 35 yo male with type 1 diabetes who is experiencing nearly every complication imaginable. For my QI I will be looking at gastric residuals in TF patients and how this affected their feedings. Next week I will be viewing a cardiac cath and visiting with the pharmacy department to watch preparation of a TPN solution. I'm exciting to get started on all of these activities!