Podcast 767: Transaminitis and Rhabdomyolysis
Contributor: Sam Killian, MD Educational Pearls: Transaminitis refers to the elevation of transaminases, enzymes of the liver (AST and ALT) Elevation of ALT is relatively specific to the liver, but A...
28 Maalis 20223min
Podcast 766: Truth about Tramadol
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Tramadol is often thought of as a mild-opiate to use for analgesia, but it is a more complicated drug Tramadol needs to be metabolized into an effect...
22 Maalis 20223min
Podcast 765: Phenobarbital for Alcohol Withdrawal
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Retrospective cohort study looked at return rate of discharged patients after receiving either phenobarbital or benzodiazepines or both in the ED for...
21 Maalis 20222min
Podcast 764: Myth or Merit: Beta-Blockers for Cocaine Chest Pain
Contributor: Chris Holmes, MD Educational Pearls: Many are taught that patients with cocaine chest pain should not receive beta-blockers due to unopposed alpha agonism, but is this true? 363 consecut...
15 Maalis 20223min
Podcast 763: Sternoclavicular Infection
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Septic arthritis can occur at any joint, including the sternoclavicular joint Sternoclavicular joint infections comprise 1% of all bone and joint inf...
14 Maalis 20223min
UnfilterED #14: Patricia Hernandez, MSIV and Leyanet Gonzalez, MSIV
Tune in for a double feature with our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award winners from this fall as Nick asks them about their backgrounds, what brought them into medicine and Emergency Medicine spe...
9 Maalis 202250min
Podcast 762: Endocarditis
Contributor: Jared Scott, MD Educational Pearls: Variability of organisms in infecting the myocardial valves Duke Criteria for Infective Endocarditis includes three categories that can be used to def...
8 Maalis 20225min
Podcast 761: Peritonsillar Abscess: To Stab or Not to Stab?
Contributor: Jared Scott, MD Educational Pearls: Often present with complaints of sore throat, pain with swallowing, difficulty swallowing, voice change, and possible fever Retrospective study from 2...
7 Maalis 20226min
