Podcast #305: Stuffers vs. Packers : Drug-Packet Ingestion
Author: Aaron Lessen, M.D. Educational Pearls A "stuffer" is a term for someone who hastily and conceals a bag of drugs orally/rectally/vaginally in an unplanned situation. A "packer" is someone who...
14 Mar 20183min
Podcast #304: Nostalgia
Author: Dylan Luyten, MD Educational Pearls Johannes Hoffer coined term Nostalgia in 1688 in his medical dissertation. Nostalgia was a formal medical diagnosis, and one that dates back to 17th...
12 Mar 20185min
Podcast #303: Lazarus Effect
Author: Dylan Luyten, M.D. Educational Pearls The Lazarus phenomenon is the delayed return of spontaneous circulation after cessation of CPR. A prospective study in Finland found 5 out of 840 patient...
9 Mar 20183min
Podcast #302: Flu
Author: Jared Scott, M.D. Educational Pearls Flu is widespread throughout the US (through Jan 20th 2018). All age groups have seen surge in hospitalizations, but 65 + age group has seen the largest s...
7 Mar 20183min
Podcast #301: Biliary Pathology
Author: Don Stader, M.D. Educational Pearls Common pathologies include cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, and in concerningly ascending cholangitis. Cholecystitis is obstruction at the cystic duct l...
5 Mar 20183min
Opioid Safety Summit: Admiral Winnefeld's Strategy to Wage War on the Opioid Epidemic
Since the tragic overdose of his son, Admiral Winnefeld has developed an intriguing strategy on how to combat the Opioid Epidemic.
27 Feb 20180s
Dreamland in Denver Part VI: "Dreamland"
Sam Quinones, American journalist and author of the critically acclaimed book, Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic, shares the story of how he discovered the truth about the Opiate E...
16 Feb 201843min
Dreamland in Denver Part V: "Tales from a Harm Reductionist"
Lisa Raville, executive director of The Harm Reduction Action Center in Denver, shares tales from her perspective as a Harm Reductionist.
16 Feb 201810min
