Podcast 732: Organophosphate Toxicity
Educational Pearls: Organophosphates affect the cholinergic system by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase affecting muscarinic and nicotinic receptors Symptoms include lacrimation, salivation, bronchocon...
23 Marras 20215min
Podcast 731: Fluid Resuscitation in Burns
Contributor: Chris Holmes, MD Educational Pearls: Parkland Formula: 4 mL x [Total Body Surface Area Burned (%)] x [body weight (kg)] given in 24 hours 50% given over 8 hours and 50% given over the ...
22 Marras 20214min
Podcast 730: Alternative Treatment for Gonorrhea
Educational Pearls: Recent updates to treatment guidelines increased the 250 mg ceftriaxone IM dose to 500 mg ceftriaxone IM IM dosing can be very painful, so other methods of administration can help...
16 Marras 20213min
Podcast 729: Molnupiravir for COVID
Contributor: Jared Scott, MD Educational Pearls: A press release from Merck introduced Molnupiravir for treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 The yet to be published study is a randomized control tr...
15 Marras 20215min
Podcast 728: Angiography for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest without ST Elevation
Contributor: Nick Tsipis, MD Educational Pearls: Meaningful survival under 10% for out of hospital cardiac arrest The most common cause of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is due to cardiac ischemia St...
9 Marras 20215min
Podcast 727: Antibiotics for Diverticulitis
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Classically, diverticulitis is diagnosed via CT scan and patients are discharged home on antibiotics if they are without complication The DINAMO stud...
8 Marras 20213min
Podcast 726: Ophthalmia Neonatorum
Contributor: Peter Bakes, MD Educational Pearls: Ophthalmia Neonatorum encompasses any conjunctivitis that presents within the first 28 days of life Neonates often receive prophylactic silver nitrate...
2 Marras 20214min
Podcast 725: Hypothermia in Preterm Deliveries
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Preterm deliveries in the ED can be complex and preventing hypothermia is essential to the health of the baby Recent meta-analysis examined methods f...
1 Marras 20213min
