Podcast 748: Botulism
Contributor: Nick Hatch, MD Educational Pearls: Botulism requires a prompt clinical diagnosis as lab results can take about 5 days to return Whale blubber, honey, home fermented foods, homemade wine ...
18 Jan 20228min
Podcast 747: Food Impaction
Contributor: Ricky Dhaliwal, MD Educational Pearls: Esophageal food impaction can be managed in the ED prior to calling GI for endoscopy Coca-cola, glucagon, benzodiazepines, calcium channel blockers...
17 Jan 20223min
Podcast 746: Elderly Head Trauma on Anticoagulation
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Biggest study to date examined new protocol for repeat head CT in anticoagulated elderly patients with head trauma and an initial negative head CT ...
11 Jan 20223min
Podcast 745: Nitrous-Induced B12 Deficiency
Contributor: Alicia Oberle, MD Educational Pearls: Nitrous oxide (N2O) can cause a vitamin B12 deficiency in patients after regular use N2O is used in procedural sedation but also as a popular recrea...
10 Jan 20222min
Podcast 744: Glucagon for Beta Blocker Toxicity
Educational Pearls: Glucagon can be used to treat hypoglycemia and esophageal foreign body, but it can also be used in beta-blocker toxicity to bypass cardiac beta-blockade The superior option for tr...
4 Jan 20222min
Podcast 743: Rust Rings
Contributor: Jared Scott, MD Educational Pearls: A rust ring can occur after a metallic foreign body is left in the eye for a prolonged period of time Issues occur when the rust ring is left as it ca...
3 Jan 20225min
Podcast 742: Pulse Check During CPR
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Pulse checks are necessary during CPR to check for return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) Previous studies have shown that assessing ROSC with palp...
29 Dec 20213min
Podcast 741: Calcium for Cardiac Arrest
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Study of nearly 400 patients evaluating giving calcium during cardiac arrest with the endpoint as return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) Compared g...
28 Dec 20212min
