Episode 905: Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) for Influenza
Contributor: Aaron Lessem MD Educational Pearls: Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) is an antiviral medication used commonly to treat influenza Trials show that the medication reduces the duration of illness ...
27 Touko 20242min
Episode 904: Cardiovascular Risks of Epinephrine
Contributor: Aaron Lessen MD Educational Pearls: Epinephrine is essential in the treatment of anaphylaxis, but is epinephrine dangerous from a cardiovascular perspective? A 2024 study in the Journal o...
20 Touko 20242min
Episode 903: Treating Precipitated Opioid Withdrawal
Contributor: Aaron Lessen MD Educational Pearls: Opioid overdoses that are reversed with naloxone (Narcan), a mu-opioid antagonist, can precipitate acute withdrawal in some patients Treatment of o...
13 Touko 20242min
Episode 902: Liver Failure and Cirrhosis
Contributor: Travis Barlock MD Educational Pearls: How do you differentiate between compensated and decompensated cirrhosis? Use the acronym VIBE to look for signs of being decompensated. V-Volume ...
6 Touko 20243min
Episode 901: Underdosing in Status Epilepticus
Contributor: Aaron Lessen MD Educational Pearls: Lorazepam (Ativan) is dosed at 0.1 mg/kg up to a maximum of 4 mg in status epilepticus Some ED protocols only give 2 mg initially The maximum r...
29 Huhti 20242min
Episode 900: Ketamine Dosing
Contributor: Travis Barlock MD Educational Pearls: Ketamine is an NMDA receptor antagonist with a wide variety of uses in the emergency department. To dose ketamine remember the numbers 0.3, 1, and 3....
22 Huhti 20242min
Episode 899: Thrombolytic Contraindications
Contributor: Travis Barlock MD Educational Pearls: Thrombolytic therapy (tPA or TNK) is often used in the ED for strokes Use of anticoagulants with INR > 1.7 or PT >15 Warfarin will reliably i...
15 Huhti 20243min
Episode 898: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Contributor: Ricky Dhaliwal, MD Educational Pearls: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as "broken heart syndrome," is a temporary heart condition that can mimic the symptoms of a heart attack, inc...
10 Huhti 20243min
