Podcast #222: Wells Criteria for PE
Author: Michael Hunt, M.D. Educational Pearls Wells Criteria was initially designed to screen patients for further workup for PE. Aspects of the Wells Criteria include: signs and symptoms of DVT (3...
27 Jun 20174min
Podcast #221: Walking Corpse Syndrome
Podcast #221: Walking Corpse Syndrome Author: Erik Verzemnieks, M.D. Educational Pearls Walking Corpse Syndrome (aka Cotard Delusion) is a very rare psychiatric disorder that leads to the belief that...
25 Jun 20171min
Podcast #220: A-Fib Cardioversion
Author: Aaron Lessen, M.D. Educational Pearls Atrial fibrillation is common. One of the best treatments for a fib is cardioversion back into sinus rhythm. Cardioversion may increase stroke risk if A-...
23 Jun 20172min
Podcast #219: History of Sepsis
Author: Chris Holmes, M.D. Educational Pearls "Sepo' is a term from Homer (author of The Iliad and The Odyssey), and means "I rot". Hippocrates in 400 BC identified sepsis as a "dangerous decay withi...
21 Jun 20176min
Podcast #218: Estimating Pediatric Weight
Author: Aaron Lessen, M.D. Educational Pearls Asking parents and Broselow Tape are common options for estimating pediatric weight. Equipment sizes should not be adjusted for under/overweight kids bas...
19 Jun 20172min
Podcast #217: Designer Drugs
Author: John Winkler, M.D. Educational Pearls: Designer, or "synthetic" drugs include bath salts, synthetic THC, and many others. Many of these drugs are originally manufactured in China and are ship...
17 Jun 20173min
Podcast #216: Roller Coasters and Kidney Stones
Author: Aaron Lessen, M.D. Educational Pearls: Anecdotal evidence suggests that roller coasters may help with kidney stones. A recent study used a model of a kidney and ureter with different sized s...
13 Jun 20171min
Opioid MIniseries Part IV: Harm Reduction
PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS 1. Patients who abuse opioids should be managed without judgement; addiction is a medical condition and not a moral failing. Caregivers should endeavor to meet patients "where...
8 Jun 201748min
