Podcast 648: Ivermectin for COVID-19
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Ivermectin is an antiparasitic medication that has been used for a long time, but has sparked new interest in the past year as a potential treatment...
15 Mar 20213min
UnfilterED #12: Dr. Don Stader
If you listen to this podcast, then you're probably familiar with our founder and frequent contributor, Dr. Donald Stader, and his fascination with the intersection of Emergency Medicine, opioids and ...
10 Mar 20211h
Podcast 647: INR and Liver Failure
Contributor: Erik Verzemnieks, MD Educational Pearls: INR measures the clotting cascade including factors II, VII, IX, and X Coumadin most commonly elevates the INR, and it is used to monitor the an...
9 Mar 20213min
Podcast 646: Thunderclap Headache, Think...RCVS?
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: When evaluating a thunderclap headache, don't forget RCVS! RCVS: reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome Due to reversible spasms of cerebra...
8 Mar 20213min
Podcast 645: Necrotizing Enterocolitis and More
Contributor: Peter Bakes, MD Educational Pearls: Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Presents in the first few days of life (often in the NICU) to 3 weeks old Risk factors include prematurity, excess ...
2 Mar 20219min
Podcast 644: Covid Outcomes
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Meta-analysis of 57,420 COVID+ patients evaluated mortality after intubation 45% mortality rate for all patients in the study 84.4% mortality in p...
1 Mar 20213min
Podcast 643: Convulsions with Gastroenteritis
Contributor: Jared Scott, MD Educational Pearls: Differential Diagnosis: non-accidental trauma, febrile seizure, meningitis, hyponatremia, epilepsy Convulsions with gastroenteritis is a known entity...
23 Feb 20215min
Podcast 642: Vasopressors
Contributor: Nick Tsipis, MD Educational Pearls: Epinephrine: alpha-1, alpha-2, beta-1, and beta 2 agonist - used in cardiac arrest with positive effects on ROSC in prehospital and peri-hopsital set...
22 Feb 20218min
