Podcast # 327: No More Hemoccults

Author: Dylan Luyten, M.D. Educational Pearls Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA). Exsanguination is a major cause of mortality in trauma One temporizing technique to bu...

6 Loka 20173min

Educational Pearls Strangulation is common in cases of domestic violence and sexual assault, and it is associated with higher mortality People who have been strangled have a higher rate of stroke due...

4 Loka 20174min

Authors: Don Stader, M.D & Rachael Duncan, PharmD BCPS BCCCP Educational Pearls Fentanyl patches may be abused in many ways, including changing the patches more frequently, chewing them, extracting t...

2 Loka 20175min

Author: Heidi Wald, MD, MSPH Associate Professor of Medicine - University of Colorado School of Medicine, Physician Advisor - Colorado Hospital Association Dr. Heidi Wald explains common misconceptio...

25 Syys 201729min

Author: Erik Verzemnieks, M.D. Educational Pearls Posterior vitreous detachment is the tearing of the lining in the back of of the eye. Patients often present with loss of vision and floaters. Diagno...

22 Syys 20171min

Author: Chris Holmes, M.D. Educational Pearls There's little/no data about the necessary length of an antibiotic course, nor has it proven that stopping a course of antibiotics early selects for the ...

20 Syys 20174min

Author: Nick Hatch, M.D. Educational Pearls Photic or solar retinitis occurs when you stare at the sun. The refractive power of the lens of the eye concentrates the light of the sun on the retina, st...

18 Syys 20173min

Author: Sam Killian, M.D. Educational Pearls The tongue blade test is done for mandible fractures, which make up 40-60% of facial fractures. The test is done by having the patient bite down on a tong...

15 Syys 20174min