Podcast 760: Why Fentanyl is the Worst
Contributor: Don Stader, MD Educational Pearls: Fentanyl's common administration route through pills has lowered the psychological barrier of using opioid compared to injecting and smoking heroin Fen...
1 Mar 20228min
Podcast 759: Hyperkalemia and Myth of Kayexalate
Contributor: Nick Tsipis, MD Educational Pearls: Acute hyperkalemia is characterized as serum K of 5.4 or higher in non-hemolyzed samples Hyperkalemia is commonly associated with end stage renal dise...
28 Feb 20225min
Mental Health Monthly #10: The Elderly Psychotic Patient
Dr. Kim Nordstrom, a practicing emergency psychiatrist and associate professor with the University of Colorado, discusses various work-up models alongside valuable bedside tools for elderly patients w...
23 Feb 202211min
Podcast 758: Vaccine Safety During Pregnancy
Contributor: Nick Tsipis, MD Educational Pearls: Observational study in Israel evaluated cohort of vaccinated pregnant women receiving the initial Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine Looked at 24,...
22 Feb 20223min
Podcast 757: History of Fevers and Thermometers
Contributor: Chris Holmes, MD Educational Pearls: Dr. Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich, of the mid-1800s, was the first physician to suggest temperature was related to disease processes and his measur...
21 Feb 20226min
Podcast 756: Violence Towards ED Staff
Contributor: Jared Scott, MD Educational Pearls: ACEP survey was done in 2018 looking at violence towards staff in the ED with only 10% of those solicited responding Survey found 47% of respondents w...
15 Feb 20224min
Podcast 755: Tubo-Ovarian Abscess
Contributor: Peter Bakes, MD Educational Pearls: Tubo-ovarian abscess is a rare complication of pelvic inflammatory disease Usually presents with chief complaint of abdominal pain and is often diagno...
14 Feb 20223min
Podcast 754: Balanced Fluids vs. Normal Saline, The Battle Continues
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Normal saline is thought to interfere with renal function and cause an acidosis and balanced fluids (like lactated ringers) are a better option The S...
8 Feb 20223min
