Episode 910: Cellulitis Recovery Timeline
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: How fast does cellulitis recover? A recent prospective cohort study took a look at this question. The study included 300 adults with cellulitis ...
2 Juli 20241min
Episode 909: Prehospital Blood Pressure Management in Suspected Stroke
Contributor: Aaron Lessen MD Educational Pearls: A recent study assessed EMS treatment of high blood pressure in the field 2404 patients randomized to prehospital treatment (1205) vs. usual care ...
24 Juni 20242min
Episode 908: Sympathomimetic Drugs
Contributor: Taylor Lynch MD Educational Pearls: Overview: Sympathomimetic drugs mimic the fight or flight response, affecting monoamines such as dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine Limited th...
17 Juni 20247min
Episode 907: Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Contributor: Travis Barlock MD Educational Pearls: Wide-complex tachycardia is defined as a heart rate > 100 BPM with a QRS width > 120 milliseconds Wide-complex tachycardia of supraventricular or...
12 Juni 20243min
Episode 906: Case Study of Hypernatremia
Contributor: Aaron Lessen MD Educational Pearls: The case: A gentleman came in from a nursing home with symptoms concerning for sepsis. He was hypotensive, hypoxic, febrile, and mentally altered. ...
3 Juni 20243min
Episode 905: Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) for Influenza
Contributor: Aaron Lessem MD Educational Pearls: Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) is an antiviral medication used commonly to treat influenza Trials show that the medication reduces the duration of illness ...
27 Maj 20242min
Episode 904: Cardiovascular Risks of Epinephrine
Contributor: Aaron Lessen MD Educational Pearls: Epinephrine is essential in the treatment of anaphylaxis, but is epinephrine dangerous from a cardiovascular perspective? A 2024 study in the Journal o...
20 Maj 20242min
Episode 903: Treating Precipitated Opioid Withdrawal
Contributor: Aaron Lessen MD Educational Pearls: Opioid overdoses that are reversed with naloxone (Narcan), a mu-opioid antagonist, can precipitate acute withdrawal in some patients Treatment of o...
13 Maj 20242min
