Episode 967: Dilutional Hyponatremia
Contributor: Taylor Lynch, MD Educational Pearls: Dilutional Hyponatremia: Occurs when there is an excess of free water relative to sodium in the body. Causes a falsely low sodium concentration witho...
28 Heinä 20252min
EMSAC 2024
Contributors: Col. (Dr.) Stacy Shackelford Dr. Sean Keenan Paramedic Alan Moreland Dr. Chris Tems Kara Napolitano From military-inspired trauma protocols to behavioral health alternatives and cardiac ...
26 Heinä 202511min
Episode 966: Acetaminophen Toxicity
Contributor: Jorge Chalit-Hernandez, OMS4 Educational Pearls: What is the toxic dose of acetaminophen? 7.5 grams, in an adult. The safe daily limit is 4 grams in an adult with a normally functioning...
21 Heinä 20253min
Episode 965: Oxygen Administration in Trauma Patients
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Many trauma patients are placed on oxygen via non-rebreather A large, multicenter, controlled trial evaluated the outcomes of oxygen administration i...
14 Heinä 20252min
Episode 964: Ketamine & Midazolam for Prehospital Seizure Management
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Prehospital seizures are typically managed with intramuscular midazolam (Versed) Seizures theoretically involve the NMDA pathway, and ketamine is a p...
7 Heinä 20254min
Episode 963: Antihypertensives and Emergency Room Considerations
Contributor: Alec Coston, MD Educational Pearls: For patients presenting to the emergency room with hypertension, clinicians should determine if it is isolated and uncomplicated, or involves comorbidi...
30 Kesä 20254min
Episode 962: HEART Score
Contributor: Taylor Lynch, MD Educational Pearls: How do we risk-stratify chest-pain patients? One option is the HEART score This score predicts a patient's 6-week risk of a major adverse cardiac ev...
23 Kesä 20254min
Episode 961: Cell Phone Sign
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: A prospective study at the Mayo Clinic Rochester was conducted to examine whether patients actively using their phones on initial assessment in the E...
16 Kesä 20251min
