Podcast 594: Topicalization for Awake Intubations
Contributor: Ricky Dhaliwal, MD, JD Educational Pearls: Topical anesthetization can allow for an awake intubation, which substantially decreases chance of loss of airway or respiratory drive because ...
8 Sep 20203min
Podcast 593: TXA for GIB
Contributor: Ricky Dhaliwal, MD, JD Educational Pearls: Tranexamic acid (TXA) as shown to have mortality benefit to patients with traumatic GI hemorrhage but should it be used to achieve hemostasis i...
7 Sep 20202min
Podcast 592: Rapid Antihypertensives
Contributor: Ramnik Dhaliwal, MD, JD Educational Pearls: Nitrates Nitroprusside: becomes effective in under a minute, and becomes ineffective 10 minutes after stopping it. Nitroprusside can meta...
1 Sep 20206min
Podcast 591: Pediatric Documentation Pearls
Emergency Medical Minute collaborated with CarePoint Health in early March for a night of education on Pediatric Emergencies at a local Denver brewery for our latest Brewcast. Pediatric patients requi...
31 Aug 202011min
Pharmacy Phriday #2: Penicillin and Cephalosporin Allergies
The penicillin and cephalosporin drug classes include many first line drug options for infectious disease although high rates of self-reported allergies may cause physicians to seek alternative option...
28 Aug 202014min
Mental Health Monthly #4: Trauma, Loss and Grief in First Responders Heightened by COVID-19
Trauma and loss are common issues faced by emergency personnel and first responders. These challenges have since been heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic. On this installment of Mental Health Monthly,...
26 Aug 202020min
Podcast 590: Esophageal Food Impactions
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Carbonated beverages have shown efficacy in helping patients spontaneously pass esophageal food impactions Glucagon, while historically used for trea...
25 Aug 20202min
Podcast 589: Management of Dental Trauma
Contributor: Peter Bakes, MD Educational Pearls: Dental fractures are described by the Ellis classifications, which are based on the involvement of layers of the teeth: Ellis I: involvement of the ...
24 Aug 20206min
