UNTAMED PART 1: The Physiology of Experiencing Nature
11 Mar 201917min
Podcast #445: Hunting for the endotracheal tube
Author: Michael Hunt, MD Educational Pearls: Bedside transtracheal ultrasound to confirm proper endotracheal intubation is simple and effective Review of 17 studies showed transtracheal ultrasound wa...
8 Mar 20192min
Podcast #444: Dyspnea in the intubated patient
Author: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Dyspnea can occur in up to 50% of intubated patients Dyspnea is associated with prolonged mechanical intubation Often goes undiagnosed as these patients h...
6 Mar 20192min
Podcast #443: Measles - a timely revisit
Author: Sue Chilton, MD Educational Pearls: Measles is highly contagious Typically patients just look sick Remember 4 & 4, 14, and 4-C's: Contagious 4 days before and after onset of rash 14 days fo...
4 Mar 20193min
Podcast #442: When a severe man cold isn't
Author: Jared Scott, MD Educational Pearls: CXR is 40-90% sensitive for detecting pneumonia when compared to CT Patients with a high degree of suspicion for pneumonia may still warrant treatment de...
2 Mar 20194min
Podcast #441: Is Heparin Worthless for ACS?
Author: Don Stader, MD Educational Pearls: Recent study demonstrated patients with non-STEMI treated with heparin had no difference in survival, but had an increased risk of major bleeding Heparin ...
27 Feb 20193min
Podcast # 440 : Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Author: Katie Sprinkle, MD Educational Pearl: Carbon monoxide (CO) is the leading cause of death from poison world-wide CO forms from the combustion of any carbon based product Patients often prese...
25 Feb 20194min
Podcast # 439 : Oops I did it again
Author: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearl: A double ingestion of a single pill is typically a benign event but several drug classes may cause problems A published review of 10 years of single medica...
22 Feb 20192min
