Podcast #266: MI in Young Patients
Author: John Winkler, M.D. Educational Pearls Some risk factors for MI in the young are history of CAD, stimulant drug use, coronary spasm and diabetes. In those with diffuse ST elevations on EKG, th...
1 Nov 20171min
Podcast #265: The 2017 Flu Vaccine
Author: Rachel Beham, PharmD, Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Emergency Medicine Educational Pearls CDC recommends using the inactivated, injectable flu vaccine in those 6 months and older. The live a...
30 Okt 20174min
Podcast #264: Witnessed Cardiac Arrest
Author: Aaron Lessen, M.D. Educational Pearls For patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest, intubation in the 1st 15 minutes of resuscitation was associated with worse outcomes (mortality, neurologic...
27 Okt 20172min
Podcast #263: Early Antibiotics in Sepsis
Educational Pearls After the first hour, every 1 hour delay in antibiotics in a patient with septic shock patient is associated with a 4% increase in mortality. In patients with high suspicion for se...
25 Okt 20172min
Podcast #262: Pertussis
Author: Julian Orenstein, M.D. Educational Pearls Colorado has a high population of unvaccinated children, and is at increased risk for pertussis outbreaks. The causative organism is Bordetella pertu...
23 Okt 20174min
Podcast #261: Icatibant
Author: Aaron Lessen, M.D. Educational Pearls Icatibant was introduced to treat ACE-inhibitor induced angioendema. This type of angioedema is refractory to epinephrine and antihistamines, and is like...
13 Okt 20172min
Podcast #260: Preoxygenation
Author: David Rosenberg, M.D. Educational Pearls Preoxygenation is done before rapid sequence intubation, and should be done even if SaO2 is at 100%. Preoxygenation is done to fill the lungs with oxy...
11 Okt 20172min
