Episode 919: EKG Criteria for Adenosine
Contributor: Travis Barlock, MD Educational Pearls: SVT: supraventricular tachycardia Pharmacotherapy for SVT includes drugs that block the AV node, such as adenosine EKG criteria before adeno...
4 Sep 20241min
Episode 918: Automated Blood Pressure Cuffs
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: How does an automated blood pressure cuff work? Automated blood pressure cuffs work differently than taking a manual blood pressure. While taking ...
26 Aug 20242min
Episode 917: Heat-Related Illnesses
Contributor: Megan Hurley, MD Educational Pearls: Heat cramps Occur due to electrolyte disturbances Most common electrolyte abnormalities are hyponatremia and hypokalemia Heat edema Caus...
19 Aug 20244min
Episode 916: Central Cord Syndrome
Contributor: Taylor Lynch, MD Educational Pearls: What is Central Cord Syndrome (CCS)? Incomplete spinal cord injury caused by trauma that compresses the center of the cord More common in hyperext...
12 Aug 20246min
Episode 915: Severe Burn Injuries
Contributor: Megan Hurley, MD Educational Pearls: Initial assessment of patients with severe burn injuries begins with ABCs Airway: consider inhalation injury Breathing: circumferential burns ...
5 Aug 20244min
Podcast 914: Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)
Contributor: Taylor Lynch, MD Educational Pearls: What is NMS? Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Caused by anti-dopamine medication or rapid withdrawal of pro-dopamenergic medications Mechanism is ...
29 Jul 202410min
Episode 913: Vasopressors after ROSC
Contributor: Travis Barlock MD Educational Pearls: Recent study assessed outcomes after ROSC with epinephrine vs. norepinephrine Observational multicenter study from 2011-2018 285 patients rece...
23 Jul 20241min
Podcast 912: Narcan (Naloxone)
Contributor: Taylor Lynch, MD Educational Pearls: Opioid Epidemic- quick facts Drug overdoses, primarily driven by opioids, have become the leading cause of accidental death in the U.S. for individu...
15 Jul 20246min
