Dreamland in Denver Part IV: "Doing Harm: Medicine's Role in Creating the Opioid Crisis."

Author: Katie Sprinkle, MD Educational Pearl: Carbon monoxide (CO) is the leading cause of death from poison world-wide CO forms from the combustion of any carbon based product Patients often prese...

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Author: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearl: A double ingestion of a single pill is typically a benign event but several drug classes may cause problems A published review of 10 years of single medica...

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Author: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Several studies have shown administration of tPA can improve outcomes and reduce need for amputation tPA is considered in grade III and IV frostbite tPA...

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Podcast # 437 : Myasthenia Gravis Author: Gretchen Hinson, MD Educational Pearls: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an antibody mediated autoimmune disorder against the acetylcholine receptors at the neuromu...

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Author: Charleen Gnisci, PharmD Educational Pearls: Between 2011 to 2016, Mylan increased EpiPen prices by 400% ($700 for 2 packs) AUVI-Q was recalled in 2012, which left the market share to the Ep...

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Author: Ryan Circh, MD Educational Pearls: Ulnar collateral ligament injury is often called gamekeeper's thumb or skier's thumb Can results from traumatic deviating the thumb radially (abduction) Poo...

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Author: Peter Bakes, MD Educational Pearl: Transient ischemic attack (TIA) is defined as neurologic symptoms that resolve in 24 hours with no new changes on head imaging Mimics include complex migr...

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Author: Michael Hunt, MD Educational Pearls: Recent study compared ketamine to morphine in elderly patient Ketamine (IV dose 0.3 mg /kg) provided equivalent pain control to morphine (IV dose 0.1 mg ...

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