Podcast 795: Lithium Toxicity
Contributor: Peter Bakes, MD Educational Pearls: Lithium remains a commonly used medication for treating bipolar disorder Lithium toxicity can be acute, acute-on-chronic, or chronic Measuring blood ...
5 Jul 20224min
Podcast 793: Postintubation Sedation and Analgesia
Contributor: Peter Bakes, MD Educational Pearls: When intubating a patient, it is important to consider what medications will be used for post-intubation sedation and analgesia The common non-benzodi...
27 Jun 20226min
Podcast 792: Rectal Prolapse
Contributor: Jarod Scott, MD Educational Pearls: Rectal prolapse is an evagination of the rectal tissue through the anal opening Factors that weaken the pelvic floor muscles increase the risk of rect...
21 Jun 20224min
Podcast 791: Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State (HHS) is less common than Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) but is associated with a mortality rate up to 10 times greater...
20 Jun 20223min
On the Streets #14: Trauma Activations in the Field
The Emergency Medical Minute is excited to announce that we our upcoming event, Palliative. Check out our event page for more information and to buy tickets: Palliative Eventbrite Page
15 Jun 202218min
Podcast 790: Opioids vs OTC Pain Meds
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: NSAIDs are a potential alternative to opioids for pain management and are associated with decreased rates of adverse effects A recent study evaluated...
14 Jun 20223min
Podcast 789: DOAC
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs) have surpassed Warfarin and Lovenox® for anticoagulation as they do not require injection and allow for easier di...
13 Jun 20223min
Mental Health Monthly #13: Substance-Induced Psychosis (Part I)
Substance-Induced Psychosis (Part I) In this first episode of a two-part mini-series, we feature Dr. Nadia Haddad, a Colorado psychiatrist, and Dr. Ricky Dhaliwal, an emergency medicine physician, a...
8 Jun 202216min
