On The Streets #8: Limb Injury and Preservation

Educational Pearls Strangulation is common in cases of domestic violence and sexual assault, and it is associated with higher mortality People who have been strangled have a higher rate of stroke due...

4 Okt 20174min

Authors: Don Stader, M.D & Rachael Duncan, PharmD BCPS BCCCP Educational Pearls Fentanyl patches may be abused in many ways, including changing the patches more frequently, chewing them, extracting t...

2 Okt 20175min

Author: Heidi Wald, MD, MSPH Associate Professor of Medicine - University of Colorado School of Medicine, Physician Advisor - Colorado Hospital Association Dr. Heidi Wald explains common misconceptio...

25 Sep 201729min

Author: Erik Verzemnieks, M.D. Educational Pearls Posterior vitreous detachment is the tearing of the lining in the back of of the eye. Patients often present with loss of vision and floaters. Diagno...

22 Sep 20171min

Author: Chris Holmes, M.D. Educational Pearls There's little/no data about the necessary length of an antibiotic course, nor has it proven that stopping a course of antibiotics early selects for the ...

20 Sep 20174min

Author: Nick Hatch, M.D. Educational Pearls Photic or solar retinitis occurs when you stare at the sun. The refractive power of the lens of the eye concentrates the light of the sun on the retina, st...

18 Sep 20173min

Author: Sam Killian, M.D. Educational Pearls The tongue blade test is done for mandible fractures, which make up 40-60% of facial fractures. The test is done by having the patient bite down on a tong...

15 Sep 20174min

Author: Rachel Beham, PharmD, Advanced Clinical Pharmacist – Emergency Medicine Educational Pearls Cyanide poisoning is suspected in patients who present with lactic acidosis after being trapped arou...

13 Sep 20174min