Podcast 716: Resuscitation Fluids
Contributor: Nick Tsipis, MD Educational Pearls: Fluid choice may have an impact on outcomes in resuscitation, and a meta-analysis has relevant insight into their use in sepsis and trauma patients La...
29 Sep 20214min
Podcast 714: Intradermal Sterile Water for Back Pain
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Randomized controlled-trial evaluated intradermal injections of sterile water to manage low back pain versus an IV NSAID Four intradermal injections ...
21 Sep 20213min
Podcast 713: Oral Ketamine
Contributor: Don Stader, MD Educational Pearls: Those on chronic opioid therapy may have high tolerance to opioids and/or opioid hyperalgesia Ketamine is a good adjunct for pain control in patients o...
20 Sep 20213min
Podcast 712: Cephalosporin with a Penicillin Allergy
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Retrospective cohort study in the Kaiser system looked at over 4 million patients receiving antibiotics to determine the effect of penicillin allergy...
13 Sep 20213min
On the Streets #10: IO Administration Gone Awry
Dr. Glenda Quan, trauma surgeon from Swedish Medical Center joins our host Jordan Ourada to review a case of an incorrectly placed IO and how to avoid it. The Emergency Medical Minute is excited to an...
8 Sep 202115min
Podcast 711: Insulin Pumps
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Insulin pumps provide a continuous infusion of fast-acting insulin using a basal rate and bolus prior to meals Some connect to a continuous glucomete...
7 Sep 20214min
Podcast 710: Droperidol vs. Zyprexa
Contributor: Nick Tsipis, MD Educational Pearls: Prospective trial studied 5 mg IM droperidol to 10 mg IM olanzapine (Zyprexa) in the reducing levels of agitation Time to adequate sedation was about ...
31 Aug 20215min
