Podcast 769: Pressors After Cardiac Arrest
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Hypotension after cardiac arrest often requires a vasopressor to improve blood pressure Recent observational study from France examined outcomes of p...
4 Apr 20223min
Mental Health Monthly #11: De-escalation: Changing Confrontation to Collaboration
Contributor: Dr. Kimberly Nordstrom De-escalation usually takes less time than physical and chemical restraints, which leads to decreased injury to staff members, better patient trust and increased p...
30 Mar 202216min
Podcast 768: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Contributor: Peter Bakes, MD Educational Pearls: 3% of cases of acute coronary syndrome are due to Takotsubo Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or "broken heart syndrome" can occur with severe physiologic or ...
29 Mar 20224min
Podcast 767: Transaminitis and Rhabdomyolysis
Contributor: Sam Killian, MD Educational Pearls: Transaminitis refers to the elevation of transaminases, enzymes of the liver (AST and ALT) Elevation of ALT is relatively specific to the liver, but A...
28 Mar 20223min
Podcast 766: Truth about Tramadol
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Tramadol is often thought of as a mild-opiate to use for analgesia, but it is a more complicated drug Tramadol needs to be metabolized into an effect...
22 Mar 20223min
Podcast 765: Phenobarbital for Alcohol Withdrawal
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Retrospective cohort study looked at return rate of discharged patients after receiving either phenobarbital or benzodiazepines or both in the ED for...
21 Mar 20222min
Podcast 764: Myth or Merit: Beta-Blockers for Cocaine Chest Pain
Contributor: Chris Holmes, MD Educational Pearls: Many are taught that patients with cocaine chest pain should not receive beta-blockers due to unopposed alpha agonism, but is this true? 363 consecut...
15 Mar 20223min
Podcast 763: Sternoclavicular Infection
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Septic arthritis can occur at any joint, including the sternoclavicular joint Sternoclavicular joint infections comprise 1% of all bone and joint inf...
14 Mar 20223min
