Episode 943: Portal Vein Thrombosis
Contributor: Travis Barlock, MD Educational Pearls: What is Portal Vein Thrombosis? The formation of a blood clot within the portal vein, which carries blood from the gastrointestinal tract, pancrea...
10 Feb 20252min
Episode 942: Acute Mountain Sickness and High Altitude Cerebral Edema
Contributor: Jorge Chalit-Hernandez, OMS3 Educational Pearls: Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is the term given to what is otherwise colloquially known as altitude sickness High altitude cerebral ed...
3 Feb 20253min
Episode 941: Rehydration in Pediatric Gastroenteritis
Contributor: Meghan Hurley, MD Educational Pearls: Gastroenteritis clinical diagnoses: Diarrhea with or without vomiting and fever Vomiting in the absence of diarrhea has a large list of diffe...
27 Jan 20253min
Episode 940: Laceration Repair Methods
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: If a patient sustains a cut, the provider has several options on how to close the wound. If they choose to suture the wound closed, it involves need...
20 Jan 20252min
Episode 939: Serotonin Syndrome
Contributor: Jorge Chalit-Hernandez, OMS3 Educational Pearls: Serotonin syndrome occurs most commonly due to the combination of monoamine oxidase inhibition with concomitant serotonergic medications...
13 Jan 20253min
Episode 938: AHA Policy on Management of Elevated Blood Pressure (BP) in the Acute Care Setting
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Many patients present to the ED with elevated BP Many are referred from outpatient surgery centers or present after an elevated measurement at ho...
6 Jan 20252min
Episode 937: Pneumomediastinum
Contributor: Megan Hurley MD Educational Pearls: What is the mediastinum? The thoracic cavity is separated into different compartments by membranes The lungs exist in their own pleural cavities, a...
30 Dec 20245min
Episode 936: Etomidate vs. Ketamine for Rapid Sequence Intubation
Contributor: Ricky Dhaliwal MD Educational Pearls: Etomidate was previously the drug of choice for rapid sequence intubation (RSI) However, it carries a risk of adrenal insufficiency as an adver...
23 Dec 20244min
