Podcast #297: Truvada

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: When evaluating a thunderclap headache, don't forget RCVS! RCVS: reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome Due to reversible spasms of cerebra...

8 Mars 20213min

Contributor:  Peter Bakes, MD Educational Pearls: Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Presents in the first few days of life (often in the NICU) to 3 weeks old Risk factors include prematurity, excess ...

2 Mars 20219min

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Meta-analysis of 57,420 COVID+ patients evaluated mortality after intubation 45% mortality rate for all patients in the study 84.4% mortality in p...

1 Mars 20213min

Contributor: Jared Scott, MD Educational Pearls: Differential Diagnosis: non-accidental trauma, febrile seizure, meningitis, hyponatremia, epilepsy Convulsions with gastroenteritis is a known entity...

23 Feb 20215min

Contributor: Nick Tsipis, MD Educational Pearls: Epinephrine: alpha-1, alpha-2, beta-1, and beta 2 agonist - used in cardiac arrest with positive effects on ROSC in prehospital and peri-hopsital set...

22 Feb 20218min

Contributor: Jared Scott, MD Educational Pearls: Small capsule pacemaker (2.5 cm, 1 ml volume) resides in the heart without any associated wires or leads like a traditional pacemaker The new version ...

16 Feb 20216min

Contributor: Peter Bakes , MD Educational Pearls: Pediatric Fever + Rash Differential: scarlet fever, measles, rubella, chicken pox, fifth's disease, HHV-6, adenovirus, anaphylaxis, Kawasaki's diseas...

15 Feb 20215min

Contributor: Rachael Duncan, PharmD BCPS Educational Pearls:  According to the Department of Public Health and Environment who puts out a weekly report on the influenza virus in Colorado, there appea...

12 Feb 202112min