Podcast 663: Down Syndrome
Contributor: Alicia Oberle, MD Educational Pearls: Down Syndrome with Trisomy 21 have three copies of chromosome 21 Current birth rates are around 1 in 700 births Average life span 25 years in 1980...
26 Apr 20213min
UnfilterED #13: Dr. Nadia Tremonti
This week's episode features a fascinating conversation with Dr. Nadia Tremonti, medical director for the pediatric palliative care program at Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit. Dr. Tremonti ...
22 Apr 20211h 3min
Podcast 662: Droperidol for Sedation
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Droperidol for sedation in agitated patients in the emergency department was studied compared to ziprasidone (Geodon) and lorazepam (Ativan) Double-...
21 Apr 20213min
Podcast 661: Scalded Skin Syndrome
Contributor: Ricky Dhaliwal, MD Educational Pearls: Primarily affects children Caused by staph aureus releasing exotoxins that result in erythema and sloughing of the skin Present with significant ...
20 Apr 20212min
Podcast 660: Rhabdomyolysis
Contributor: Ricky Dhaliwal, MD Educational Pearls: Rhabdomyolysis occurs when high levels of myoglobin are released from dying muscle tissue into the blood Severe levels of myoglobin cause renal in...
19 Apr 20215min
Podcast 659: Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Study in NEJM looked at occult hypoxemia, when oxygen saturation reads at >92% when the actual saturation is Rate of occult hypoxemia was 3 times h...
14 Apr 20213min
Podcast 658: Febrile Seizures
Contributor: Peter Bakes, MD Educational Pearls: Febrile Seizure clinical criteria 6 months - 5 years of age Rapid rise in temp No preexisting seizure disorder No other explanation for the seizure...
13 Apr 20214min
Podcast 657: Caustic Ingestion
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Acid and alkali ingestions have differing prognosis and immediate concerns Immediate issues can include superficial irritation, severe burns, esopha...
12 Apr 20213min
