Podcast 596: Peripheral Vasopressors

Contributor: Adam Barkin, MD Educational Pearls: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is the most common cause of acute MI in women under 50 years old Risk factors include fibromuscular dys...

15 Jun 20214min

Contributor: Peter Bakes, MD Educational Pearls: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is normally stratified into outpatient-candidates vs. inpatient candidates for treatment For outpatient treatment,...

9 Jun 20217min

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Refractory ventricular fibrillation, defined as 3 defibrillation shocks without resolution, was studied via RCT looking to compare ECMO with cardiac...

8 Jun 20213min

Contributor: Jared Scott, MD Educational Pearls: Hand eczema is present in about 10% of the population and has a great prevalence in hairdressers, healthcare workers, and food service employees Usin...

7 Jun 20214min

Contributor:  Sam Killian, MD Educational Pearls: Patients with cirrhosis and ascites are frequently evaluated for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, an infection of the ascites fluid that is not fro...

31 Mai 20214min

This week's Pharmacy Phriday features a short excerpt from a longer podcast released as promo for the Colorado's CURE initiative, Clinicians United to Resolve the Epidemic, that combats the opioid cri...

28 Mai 202121min

Contributor: Chris Holmes, MD Educational Pearls: Medicine is cyclical and practice is always evolving A description of recommended treatment for CHF from 1966 Give oxygen Give one dose morphine t...

26 Mai 20216min

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Facial nerve palsy (Bell's palsy) can occur in pediatric patients with Lyme disease, viral infection, or even leukemia One trial sought out to find ...

25 Mai 20214min