Podcast 531: Migraine Cocktail
Contributor: Don Stader, MD Educational Pearls: The classic migraine cocktail includes: Reglan (or other dopamine antagonist), Benadryl, Toradol, Decadron, and IV fluids. The most effective agent in...
13 Jan 20203min
Podcast 530: Anion Gap Acidosis + Metformin Toxicity
Contributor: Don Stader, MD Educational Pearls: The common causes of anion gap metabolic acidosis include (MUDPILES) Metformin, Methanol Uremia DKA Paraldehyde INH/Iron Lactate Ethylene Glycol ...
8 Jan 20204min
Podcast 529: Hemophilia
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Hemophilia is characterized by bleeding (A /B) A is is 8, B (chrstmas, 9) Hemophilia refers to a group of bleeding disorders caused by a deficiency ...
8 Jan 20203min
Podcast 528: Decompensated Liver Failure
Contributor: Michael Hunt, MD Educational Pearls: Cirrhosis is the end stage of chronic structural damage to the liver. This is most commonly due to alcohol but other causes viral hepatitis and hepa...
6 Jan 20204min
Podcast 527: Knee Dislocations
Contributor: Erik Verzemnieks, MD Educational Pearls: Knee dislocations are most common in high energy trauma, such as a motor vehicle accident The knee may appear grossly normal on initial inspecti...
3 Jan 20202min
Podcast 526: Desmopressin for Intracranial Hemorrhage
Contributor: Charleen Melton, PharmD Educational Pearls: Desmopressin (DDAVP) is an analogue of anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) that has been used for the treatment of intracranial hemorrhage. It works b...
30 Dec 20193min
Podcast 525: Enjoyable Epistaxis?
Contributor: Jared Scott, MD Educational Pearls: The ED is full of painful procedures. One of the most commonly dreaded procedures is nasal packing for epistaxis, as it is quite uncomfortable for the...
24 Dec 20193min
Podcast 524: Bacterial Endocarditis
Contributor: Sue Chilton, MD Educational Pearls: More intracardiac devices and injection drug abuse are thought to be increasing incidence of endocarditis Classic signs of endocarditis have included:...
20 Dec 20193min
