Podcast 671: Scapula Fractures
Contributor: Adam Barkin, MD Educational Pearls: Represents less than 1% of all fractures that occur, although it has a significant mortality rate of 2-5% Typically occurs in high-energy trauma and ...
17 Touko 20213min
Podcast 670: Operation Tat-Type
Contributor: Dave Rosenberg, MD Educational Pearls: In 1951, Operation Tat-Type began tattooing adults with their blood type in an effort to prepare for rapid transfusions in the time of the Cold Wa...
12 Touko 20214min
Podcast 669: VTach Storm
Contributor: Gretchen Hinson, MD Educational Pearls: Three episodes of ventricular tachycardia within 24 hours or two episodes back-to-back Treat with IV amiodarone and IV beta-blockers initially as...
11 Touko 20215min
Podcast 668: Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia
Contributor: Donald Stader, MD Educational Pearls: Opioids target kappa and NMDA receptors that can lead to central nervous system sensitization and therefore increased pain For patients with opioid-...
10 Touko 20214min
Podcast 667: Lactated Ringers for DKA
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Recent study looked at whether lactated ringers might be a better choice for fluid resuscitation in patients with DKA compared to normal saline Norm...
4 Touko 20213min
Podcast 666: Pain Management & Patient Perspective
Contributor: Jared Scott, MD Educational Pearls: About ½ of the patients in the ED present with some form of pain One study looked at patients presenting in pain and followed up two days after disch...
3 Touko 20215min
Podcast 665: Allergic Reactions after COVID Vaccinations
Contributor: Peter Bakes, MD Educational Pearls: Incidence 2.5-10 per million people occurring primarily in those with environmental allergens Typically occurs with mRNA vaccines in lipid nanopartic...
28 Huhti 20214min
Podcast 664: Rabies Prophylaxis
Contributor: Jared Scott, MD Educational Pearls: 1-3 cases of rabies per year in US with 55,000 people per year receiving rabies prophylaxis 90% of rabies cases come from wildlife, most commonly by ...
27 Huhti 20215min
