Podcast # 344: Foley troubleshooting
Author: Aaron Lessen, MD. Educational Pearls: When foley is stuck, balloon may not have deflated. Make sure balloon is not in the urethra, which can block drainage. Cut off the port as it may b...
22 Jun 20183min
Podcast # 343: Snake Bites
Educational Pearls: Snake bites commonly occur between April and October. Rattlesnake bites are the most common. Venom contains proteins/enzymes that cause local inflammation, coagulopathy, and...
20 Jun 20186min
Podcast # 342: Scombroid
Author: Jared Scott, MD Educational Pearls: Scombroid is a type of food poisoning associated with dark fish (i.e. tuna, salmon, mackerel) that mimics anaphylaxis. Occurs through conversion of histi...
18 Jun 20184min
Podcast # 341: Tenecteplase vs. Alteplase
Author: Rachel Beham, PharmD Educational Pearls: Tenecteplase is more specific for fibrin and has a longer half-life than alteplase. In setting of ischemic stroke, tenecteplase before thrombectomy ...
13 Jun 20183min
Podcast # 340: Drowning
Author: Chris Holmes, MD Educational Pearls: Epidemiology: 80% male, ages 1-4 at greatest risk, African-American > Caucasian. Freshwater and ocean water may have more bacteria than pool water. ...
11 Jun 20185min
Podcast # 339: Ectopic Pregnancy Risk Factors
Author: Jared Scott, MD Educational Pearls: Data is mixed, but some studies show 1-2% of pregnancies are ectopic. Risk factors for ectopic pregnancies include: pelvic inflammatory disease, prior ec...
8 Jun 20185min
Podcast # 338: Mononucleosis predictors
Author: Chris Holmes, MD Educational Pearls: Symptoms commonly seen with mononucleosis are palatal petechiae, posterior cervical lymphadenopathy, inguinal/axillary lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, and/...
6 Jun 20182min
Podcast # 337: Airway Burn Inhalation
Author: John Winkler, MD Educational Pearls: Singed nasal hairs, soot around mouth, hoarse voice, drooling, and burns to head/face are signs suggestive of inhalation injury. Early intubation is cri...
4 Jun 20186min
