Podcast 565: Cesarean Scar Pregnancies

Contributor: Don Stader, MD Educational Pearls: Syncope is usually benign but can be caused by serious etiologies which include: PE, certain cardiac arrhythmias, AAA, intracranial bleed/stroke The Ca...

22 Juli 20194min

Contributor: Jared Scott, MD Educational Pearls: The CDC recommends rabies prophylaxis if there was a direct encounter with a possibly rabid animal except... Bats are treated differently since their ...

18 Juli 20193min

Contributor: Nick Hatch, MD Educational Pearls: Dalbavancin (Dalvance®) is an antibiotic that can be used for skin and soft tissue infections, providing MRSA coverage It cannot be used in other infec...

15 Juli 20193min

Contributor: Michael Hunt, MD Educational Pearls: Due to the efficacy of vaccination, epiglottitis is now more common in adults than children Risk factors include smoking and other immunocompromising...

10 Juli 20193min

Contributor: Nick Hatch, MD Educational Pearls: True morel mushrooms are commonly foraged The false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) looks similar to the true morel, but is toxic False morel mush...

8 Juli 20194min

Contributor: Jared Scott, MD Educational Pearls: Cerebellar strokes make up a disproportionate number of missed or delayed diagnosis for stroke likely due to the subtle nature of the presentation Cer...

6 Juli 20195min

Contributor: Charleen Gnisci, PharmD Educational Pearls: Causes of increased intracranial pressure may include intracranial hemorrhage, malignancy, and trauma. While definite treatment is to remove ...

4 Juli 20196min

Contributor: Don Stader, MD Educational Pearls: Antiplatelets include aspirin and clopidogrel, and are generally used for arterial clotting (MI, stroke) Anticoagulants such as coumadin, Xarelto, Eliq...

28 Juni 20192min