Podcast #235: ER Discharge and Mortality

Author: Aaron Lessen, M.D. Educational Pearls Atrial fibrillation is common. One of the best treatments for a fib is cardioversion back into sinus rhythm. Cardioversion may increase stroke risk if A-...

23 Kesä 20172min

Author: Chris Holmes, M.D. Educational Pearls "Sepo' is a term from Homer (author of The Iliad and The Odyssey), and means "I rot". Hippocrates in 400 BC identified sepsis as a "dangerous decay withi...

21 Kesä 20176min

Author: Aaron Lessen, M.D. Educational Pearls Asking parents and Broselow Tape are common options for estimating pediatric weight. Equipment sizes should not be adjusted for under/overweight kids bas...

19 Kesä 20172min

Author: John Winkler, M.D. Educational Pearls: Designer, or "synthetic" drugs include bath salts, synthetic THC, and many others. Many of these drugs are originally manufactured in China and are ship...

17 Kesä 20173min

Author: Aaron Lessen, M.D. Educational Pearls: Anecdotal evidence suggests that roller coasters may help with kidney stones. A recent study used a model of a kidney and ureter with different sized s...

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PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS 1. Patients who abuse opioids should be managed without judgement; addiction is a medical condition and not a moral failing. Caregivers should endeavor to meet patients "where...

8 Kesä 201748min

PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS 1. All emergency departments should implement ALTO programs and provide opioid-free pain treatment pathways for the following conditions: a. Acute on chronic opioid-tolerant r...

8 Kesä 201749min

RACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS 1. Opioids are inherently dangerous, highly addictive drugs with significant abuse potential, numerous side effects, lethality in overdose, rapid development of tolerance, and ...

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