Podcast # 490: Canadian Syncope Rule
Contributor: Don Stader, MD Educational Pearls: Syncope is usually benign but can be caused by serious etiologies which include: PE, certain cardiac arrhythmias, AAA, intracranial bleed/stroke The Ca...
22 Heinä 20194min
Podcast # 489: Bats & Rabies
Contributor: Jared Scott, MD Educational Pearls: The CDC recommends rabies prophylaxis if there was a direct encounter with a possibly rabid animal except... Bats are treated differently since their ...
18 Heinä 20193min
Podcast # 487: Hunting for Epiglottitis
Contributor: Michael Hunt, MD Educational Pearls: Due to the efficacy of vaccination, epiglottitis is now more common in adults than children Risk factors include smoking and other immunocompromising...
10 Heinä 20193min
Podcast # 486: Morel Mushrooms
Contributor: Nick Hatch, MD Educational Pearls: True morel mushrooms are commonly foraged The false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) looks similar to the true morel, but is toxic False morel mush...
8 Heinä 20194min
Podcast # 485: Cerebellar Stroke
Contributor: Jared Scott, MD Educational Pearls: Cerebellar strokes make up a disproportionate number of missed or delayed diagnosis for stroke likely due to the subtle nature of the presentation Cer...
6 Heinä 20195min
Podcast # 484: Elevated ICP
Contributor: Charleen Gnisci, PharmD Educational Pearls: Causes of increased intracranial pressure may include intracranial hemorrhage, malignancy, and trauma. While definite treatment is to remove ...
4 Heinä 20196min
Podcast # 483: Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in TIA
Contributor: Don Stader, MD Educational Pearls: Antiplatelets include aspirin and clopidogrel, and are generally used for arterial clotting (MI, stroke) Anticoagulants such as coumadin, Xarelto, Eliq...
28 Kesä 20192min
