Podcast #210: Bear Mauling
Author: Jared Scott M.D. Educational Pearls: Bear mauling is not a common issue in the ED. The Ursus americanus (black bear) is the most common in Colorado, but Ursus arctos horribilis (grizzly bear)...
28 Touko 20174min
Podcast #209: Rabbit Done Died
Author: Sam Killian, M.D. Educational Pearls: "The Rabbit Has Died" is a lesser used phrase to denote finding out one is pregnant. During a test used in the 1930s, the "Rabbit's Test," a rabbit was i...
26 Touko 20176min
Podcast #208: Vocal Cord Dysfunction
Author: Martin O'Bryan M.D. Educational Pearls: Vocal cord dysfunction can mimic other causes of stridor, such as asthma and upper airway obstruction. Patients are often very anxious because of the d...
24 Touko 20174min
Podcast #207: Boxer's Fracture
Author: Sam Killian, M.D. Educational Pearls: Defined as fracture of neck (distal segment) of 5th metacarpal. Intrinsic muscles of hand pull segment to palmar aspect of hand. 30 degrees of angulation...
22 Touko 20174min
Podcast #206: Urethral Injuries
Author: Jared Scott, M.D. Educational Pearls: DDx for blood at urethral meatus includes: pelvic fracture, ruptured bladder, kidney laceration, penile trauma. Retrograde Urethrogram (RUG) must be perf...
20 Touko 20174min
Podcast #205: Post Cardiac Arrest Temperature Control
Author: Michael Hunt, M.D. Educational Pearls: Research has shown that the higher temperatures post-cardiac arrests may lead to poorer outcomes. Initially, 33 deg C was the target temp. However, more...
18 Touko 20173min
Deep Dive #3: The New Standard in Stroke Treatment
Authors: Rebecca van Vliet MS, APN; Michelle Whaley MSN, CNS, CCNS, ANVP-VC The Stroke Team at Swedish Medical Center gives us a taste of how they are breaking records with door-to-needle time in man...
16 Touko 201738min
Podcast #204: Thoracotomy
Author: Aaron Lessen M.D. Educational Pearls: Thoracotomy is a potentially life-saving procedure. However, outcomes are often poor and the procedure itself poses many risks to provider and patient....
14 Touko 20172min
