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
Opioid MIniseries Part IV: Harm Reduction
PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS 1. Patients who abuse opioids should be managed without judgement; addiction is a medical condition and not a moral failing. Caregivers should endeavor to meet patients "where...
8 Jun 201748min
Opioid Miniseries Part III: Alternative to Opioids
PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS 1. All emergency departments should implement ALTO programs and provide opioid-free pain treatment pathways for the following conditions: a. Acute on chronic opioid-tolerant r...
8 Jun 201749min
Opioid Miniseries Part II: Limiting Opioids in the Emergency Department
RACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS 1. Opioids are inherently dangerous, highly addictive drugs with significant abuse potential, numerous side effects, lethality in overdose, rapid development of tolerance, and ...
8 Jun 20171h 8min
