Podcast #191: Blunt Cervical Trauma
Author: Chris Holmes M.D. Educational Pearls: Mechanism of injury involves hyperextension/hyperflexion Pathophysiology: inside of the arteries in the neck becomes disrupted, similar to a dissection. ...
18 Apr 20172min
Deep Dive #2: Biological Terrorism
Author: Michael Hunt M.D. Dr. Hunt shares his wealth of experience with biological terrorism over the course of his career.
16 Apr 201728min
Podcast #190: Toradol Dosing
Author: Rachel Duncan, PharmD BCPS Educational Pearls: Toradol (Ketorolac) is an NSAID used for its anti-inflammatory properties In practice, the common dosages are 30mg IV or 60mg IM. Clinical conce...
14 Apr 20172min
Podcast #189: Caffeine
Author: Donald Stader M.D. Educational Pearls: Coffee originates from Ethiopia. Its "active ingredient" is caffeine. Caffeine is a xanthine alkaloid used in medicine to control headache and as a neo...
12 Apr 20173min
Podcast #188: Monoarthritis
Author: Peter Bakes M.D. Educational Pearls: Some common causes of monoarticular arthritis include: crystal arthropathies (gout and pseudogout), infection (septic joint), reactive arthritis and acute...
10 Apr 20175min
Podcast #187: Mumps
Author: Gretchen Hinson M.D. Educational Pearls: The key imaging of a mumps patient is "chipmunk cheeks" or parotitis. The swelling can extend almost to the ears and can be extremely painful - in abo...
29 Mar 20174min
Podcast #186: IV Contrast
Author: Aaron Lessen M.D. Educational Pearls: Regularly a patient's creatinine level is an important factor in determining whether a patient will receive IV contrast with a CT because it is thought t...
21 Mar 20172min
Deep Dive #1: Travel Medicine
Author: Peter Bakes M.D. Dr. Peter Bakes takes us through how he developed his interest in travel medicine as well as some of the more interesting aspects of the specialty.
11 Mar 201732min
