Podcast 843: Commotio Cordis
Contributor: Jared Scott, MD Educational Pearls: Commotio cordis is sudden ventricular fibrillation precipitated by direct impact to the chest A national registry, US Commotio Cordis Registry, repor...
9 Jan 20234min
Podcast 842: "History of Wound Care"
Contributor: Chris Holmes, MD Educational Pearls: Through world history, there have been various interesting approaches to wound care Ancient Egyptians applied honey, lint, and grease which provided ...
4 Jan 20234min
Podcast 841: Wound Care
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Wound care in the emergency department aims to prevent future infection Copious wound irrigation is the important step in preventing wound infection ...
3 Jan 20233min
Podcast 840: Abnormal Pediatric Vitals at Discharge
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Pediatric patients frequently have vital signs considered abnormal for age at discharge Large multicenter study recently evaluated if pediatric patie...
29 Dec 20223min
Podcast 839: Causes of Pancreatitis
Contributor: Travis Barlock, MD Educational Pearls: The causes of pancreatitis can be remembered with the mnemonic: "GET SMASHED" G: Gallstones (Most common cause of pancreatitis overall) E: Ethan...
19 Dec 20223min
Podcast 838: Sternoclavicular Septic Arthritis
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint is uncommon accounting for Immunosuppression and IV drug use increases the risk Can account for up ...
13 Dec 20224min
Podcast 837: Snakebites
Contributor: Meghan Hurley, MD Educational Pearls: Venomous snakes in the United States include species from the family Elapidae and subfamily Crotalinae In prehospital setting, elevate the bitten ex...
12 Dec 20226min
Podcast 836: Humming to get EJ
Contributor: Jared Scott, MD Educational Pearls: Two conventional ways to aid in external jugular vein (EJ) catheter placement are Trendelenburg's position and Valsalva's maneuver by patient One stu...
6 Dec 20223min
