Podcast 560: Imaging in a COVID world
Contributor: Don Stader, MD Educational Pearls: COVID-19 commonly appears as a bilateral patchy infiltrate on chest radiograph, but this is a non-specific finding Sensitivities range from 17-70% f...
7 Mai 20206min
Mental Health Monthly #3: Maintaining Mental Health and Wellness for Healthcare Professionals
In this timely installment of Mental Health Monthly, mental health expert Lexi Eliades shares useful tips for identifying burnout and mental health decline as well as ways to maintain mental wellness ...
6 Mai 202010min
Podcast 559: Metabolic Acidosis
Contributor: Dylan Luyten, MD Educational Pearls Acidosis can be caused by a respiratory, metabolic, or mixed source A respiratory acidosis will have a low serum pH and elevated bicarbonate if it's c...
5 Mai 20203min
Podcast 558: Rapid ARDS Review
Contributor: Don Stader, MD Educational Pearls: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a catch all term for when lung injury leads to fluid collection in the air spaces of the lungs Ventila...
4 Mai 20204min
COVID-19 Digest: Strokes in Young People with COVID
Last week we looked at neurologic presentations of COVID-19; this week we'll look more closely at strokes in young people with COVID. A letter published 2 days ago in the NEJM with lead author Thomas ...
1 Mai 20208min
Podcast 557: COVID-19 Lab Trends
Contributor: Don Stader, MD Educational Pearls: COVID-19 is diagnosed with a nasopharyngeal swab (q-tip). This unfortunately can be painful, but if the swab doesn't go deep into the nasal cavity th...
29 Apr 20207min
Podcast 556: CSF - What is it good for?
Contributor: Eric Miller, MD Educational Pearls: A cell count is performed on tubes 1 and 4 to account for changes that may occur from blood entering the first sample from the needle insertion Tube 2...
28 Apr 20206min
Podcast 555: Anticoagulation vs. Antiplatelet
Contributor: Don Stader, MD Educational Pearls: When do we give antiplatelet drugs or anti-coagulation drugs? Arterial issues get antiplatelet therapy Venous issues, or slow flow states, get antico...
27 Apr 20203min
