Podcast #497: Does my patient with CP have ACS?
Author: Dylan Luyten, MD Educational Pearls: While certain aspects of the history, exam, and EKG may increase likelihood of ACS, there is no one element that performs well on its own Elements of the...
15 Aug 201915min
Podcast # 496: Hallucinogens
Author: David Holland, MD Educational Pearls: Hallucinogenics have been used for a variety of cultural and religious reasons for thousands of years In the 1960's a Harvard professor began experimenti...
12 Aug 20197min
Podcast # 495: Trauma in the Elderly
Author: Rachel Brady, MD Educational Pearls: Elderly patients (>65 years old) have a higher trauma mortality compared to younger patients, even though they have lower mechanisms of injury Elder trau...
6 Aug 20196min
Podcast #494: A Standard Toxicology Approach
Contributor: JP Brewer, MD Educational Pearls: Obtaining collateral is often vital to determine the potential drugs accessible to the patient - this may include After this, use ancillary sources such...
2 Aug 20197min
Podcast # 493: One Pill for the Kill
Contributor: JP Brewer, MD Educational Pearls: Because of their smaller size, there are a variety of adult-dose pills that are potentially toxic to children. The most common categories of medication...
31 Jul 20196min
Podcast # 492: Pain While on Buprenorphine
Contributor: Don Stader, MD Educational Pearls: Buprenorphine is a partial Mu-agonist and binds with higher affinity than most opioids Pain management with opioids therefore can be difficult in patie...
26 Jul 20194min
Podcast # 491: Buprenorphine for Withdrawal
Educational Pearls: Buprenorphine is a semi-synthetic derivative of the opium poppy FDA approved for the treatment of opiate use disorder and chronic pain Benefit in emergency department use is the c...
24 Jul 20194min
Podcast # 490: Canadian Syncope Rule
Contributor: Don Stader, MD Educational Pearls: Syncope is usually benign but can be caused by serious etiologies which include: PE, certain cardiac arrhythmias, AAA, intracranial bleed/stroke The Ca...
22 Jul 20194min
