Podcast #384: Don't stab a PTA?
Author: Don Stader, MD Educational Pearls: Recent study suggests we may not need to drain uncomplicated peritonsillar abscesses Patients who received medical therapy alone had no difference in c...
26 Sep 20183min
Podcast #383: Prehospital Tubes
Author: Sam Killian, MD Educational Pearls: Two high quality randomized control trials published in 2018 demonstrated no difference in mortality or neurologic outcomes when using a supraglottic ai...
24 Sep 20184min
Podcast #382: Shoulder Separations
Author: Ryan Circh, MD Educational Pearls: A "shoulder separation" is when the clavicle separates from the scapula - also referred to as an acromio-clavicular (AC) separation Diagnosis is clinic...
21 Sep 20183min
Podcast #381: MRI... Burns?
Author: Sam Killian, MD Educational Pearls: MRI machines can generate enough heat from the radiofrequency to cause thermal burns Patients with EKG stickers, medication patches, clothing impregna...
19 Sep 20183min
Podcast #380: Oxygen for the kill
Author: Ryan Circh, MD Educational Pearls: Review of 25 randomized control trials encompassing 16,037 acutely ill hospitalized patients Patients given oxygen with saturations > 94% on room air wer...
17 Sep 20183min
Podcast #379: Patient Perspectives of the Flu
Author: Sam Killian, MD Educational Pearls: Patients may have certain fears or expectations about the flu based on hearsay and other less reliable sources Taking extra time explaining the risks ...
14 Sep 20184min
Podcast #378: Is That a Brown Recluse Spider Bite?
Author: Michael Hunt, MD Educational Pearls: Use the mnemonic NOT RECLUSE to rule out a brown recluse spider bite: Numerous bites (recluse spiders will bite once) Occurence (recluse bites betw...
12 Sep 20184min
Podcast #377: Endocarditis
Author: Nick Tsipis, MD Educational Pearls: Persistent fever or positive blood cultures should raise suspicion for endocarditis Patients with recent dental procedures, recent cardiac surgeries a...
10 Sep 20183min
