Podcast #189: Caffeine
Author: Donald Stader M.D. Educational Pearls: Coffee originates from Ethiopia. Its "active ingredient" is caffeine. Caffeine is a xanthine alkaloid used in medicine to control headache and as a neo...
12 Apr 20173min
Podcast #188: Monoarthritis
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
Podcast #187: Mumps
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
Podcast #186: IV Contrast
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
Deep Dive #1: Travel Medicine
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
Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
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
Syncope and PE
There are many causes of syncope and a pulmonary embolism may be a commonly missed reason.
6 Feb 20173min
Electrolyte Emergency
Electrolytes it's what your bodies crave.
3 Feb 20175min
