Dreamland in Denver Part IV: "Doing Harm: Medicine's Role in Creating the Opioid Crisis."

Author: Peter Bakes M.D. Educational Pearls: Some common causes of monoarticular arthritis include: crystal arthropathies (gout and pseudogout), infection (septic joint), reactive arthritis and acute...

10 Apr 20175min

Author: Gretchen Hinson M.D. Educational Pearls: The key imaging of a mumps patient is "chipmunk cheeks" or parotitis. The swelling can extend almost to the ears and can be extremely painful - in abo...

29 Mar 20174min

Author: Aaron Lessen M.D. Educational Pearls: Regularly a patient's creatinine level is an important factor in determining whether a patient will receive IV contrast with a CT because it is thought t...

21 Mar 20172min

Author: Peter Bakes M.D. Dr. Peter Bakes takes us through how he developed his interest in travel medicine as well as some of the more interesting aspects of the specialty.

11 Mar 201732min

Author: Peter Bakes Educational Pearls: The Neuromuscular Junction (NMJ) is a neuronal synapse in skeletal muscle mediated by nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Paralytic agents, commonly used in the...

10 Mar 20174min

There are many causes of syncope and a pulmonary embolism may be a commonly missed reason.

6 Feb 20173min

Electrolytes it's what your bodies crave.

3 Feb 20175min

What's the difference between an Aortic Dissection and an Aortic Aneurysm?

1 Feb 20173min