On the Streets #13: Pre-hospital Cardiology Concepts
On this episode of On the Streets, our host, Jordan Ourada, talks with cardiologist, Dr. Chirag Chauhan, about all things cardiac. Highlighted topics: Wrist versus femoral access in the cath lab The ...
20 Apr 202241min
Podcast 774: Maggots
Contributor: Chris Holmes, MD Educational Pearls: Maggots were discovered as a therapy to help wound healing in WWI, but this fell out of favor after the discovery of penicillin One study from Israel...
19 Apr 20225min
Podcast 773: Atrial Fibrillation Medications
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Atrial fibrillation is an irregular heart rhythm that sometimes requires rate control in setting of rapid ventricular response (RVR) Calcium channel ...
18 Apr 20223min
Podcast 772: Firearms in Suicidal Ideation
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Firearms are a dangerous potential method of committing suicide Death occurs in about 5-15% of suicide attempts overall, but death in suicide attempt...
12 Apr 20224min
Podcast 771: Intubation in Cardiac Arrest
Contributor: Don Stader, MD Educational Pearls: In a secondary analysis of the PART trial, the mortality effect of timing of airway management for patients in cardiac arrest was examined Study looked...
11 Apr 20223min
Podcast 770: Xylazine
Contributor: Don Stader, MD Educational Pearls: Xylazine, referred to as tranq dope colloquially, is an FDA approved animal tranquilizer that is circulating in the illicit drug markets of the northea...
5 Apr 20223min
Podcast 769: Pressors After Cardiac Arrest
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Hypotension after cardiac arrest often requires a vasopressor to improve blood pressure Recent observational study from France examined outcomes of p...
4 Apr 20223min
Mental Health Monthly #11: De-escalation: Changing Confrontation to Collaboration
Contributor: Dr. Kimberly Nordstrom De-escalation usually takes less time than physical and chemical restraints, which leads to decreased injury to staff members, better patient trust and increased p...
30 Mar 202216min
