Episode 928: Neutropenic Fever
Contributor: Taylor Lynch, MD Educational Pearls: What is neutropenic fever? Specific type of fever that is seen in cancer patients and other patients with impaired immune systems These patients a...
28 Okt 20245min
Episode 927: Functional Gallbladder Syndrome
Contributor: Jorge Chalit-Hernandez, OMS3 Typically presents with biliary colic Right upper quadrant abdominal pain lasting more than 30 minutes and subsiding over several hours Often associate...
22 Okt 20245min
Episode 926: Supraventricular Tachycardia
Contributor: Taylor Lynch MD Supraventricular tachycardias (SVTs) arise above the bundle of His The term SVT includes AV nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT), atrioventricular reentrant tachycardi...
21 Okt 20246min
Episode 925: Table Sugar for Tongue Entrapment
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Pediatric case study where the child's tongue was stuck in the opening of a hard plastic drink lid Entrapment restricts circulation which causes f...
14 Okt 20241min
Episode 924: Pregnancy Cold Remedies
Contributor: Megan Hurley, MD Educational Pearls: Fevers Tylenol Up until 20 weeks NSAIDs are ok but after 20 weeks they are contraindicated Can limit the amount of amniotic fluid produced Ca...
7 Okt 20245min
Episode 923: Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury
Contributor: Travis Barlock MD Educational Pearls: Assessment of head and neck vascular injury due to blunt trauma Symptomatic patients require screening head and neck CT angiography EAST guid...
30 Sep 20243min
Episode 922: Chest Tube Irrigation
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Hemothorax: blood in the pleural cavity, most commonly due to chest trauma Treatment: thoracostomy tube for blood drainage helps to avoid clott...
23 Sep 20242min
Episode 921: Pediatric Hypoglycemia
Contributor: Taylor Lynch, MD Educational Pearls: When it comes to hypoglycemia, the age dictates possible causes Neonate: Hormonal deficiency Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (21-hydroxylase de...
22 Sep 20244min
