Podcast #223: Acyclovir Toxicity
Author: Nick Hatch, M.D. Educational Pearls Acyclovir toxicity can uncommonly cause altered mental status, low blood glucose, hallucinations and myoclonic jerks. Toxicity often occurs in the setting ...
29 Jun 20172min
Podcast #222: Wells Criteria for PE
Author: Michael Hunt, M.D. Educational Pearls Wells Criteria was initially designed to screen patients for further workup for PE. Aspects of the Wells Criteria include: signs and symptoms of DVT (3...
27 Jun 20174min
Podcast #221: Walking Corpse Syndrome
Podcast #221: Walking Corpse Syndrome Author: Erik Verzemnieks, M.D. Educational Pearls Walking Corpse Syndrome (aka Cotard Delusion) is a very rare psychiatric disorder that leads to the belief that...
25 Jun 20171min
Podcast #220: A-Fib Cardioversion
Author: Aaron Lessen, M.D. Educational Pearls Atrial fibrillation is common. One of the best treatments for a fib is cardioversion back into sinus rhythm. Cardioversion may increase stroke risk if A-...
23 Jun 20172min
Podcast #219: History of Sepsis
Author: Chris Holmes, M.D. Educational Pearls "Sepo' is a term from Homer (author of The Iliad and The Odyssey), and means "I rot". Hippocrates in 400 BC identified sepsis as a "dangerous decay withi...
21 Jun 20176min
Podcast #218: Estimating Pediatric Weight
Author: Aaron Lessen, M.D. Educational Pearls Asking parents and Broselow Tape are common options for estimating pediatric weight. Equipment sizes should not be adjusted for under/overweight kids bas...
19 Jun 20172min
Podcast #217: Designer Drugs
Author: John Winkler, M.D. Educational Pearls: Designer, or "synthetic" drugs include bath salts, synthetic THC, and many others. Many of these drugs are originally manufactured in China and are ship...
17 Jun 20173min
Podcast #216: Roller Coasters and Kidney Stones
Author: Aaron Lessen, M.D. Educational Pearls: Anecdotal evidence suggests that roller coasters may help with kidney stones. A recent study used a model of a kidney and ureter with different sized s...
13 Jun 20171min
