Episode 925: Table Sugar for Tongue Entrapment
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Pediatric case study where the child's tongue was stuck in the opening of a hard plastic drink lid Entrapment restricts circulation which causes f...
14 Okt 20241min
Episode 924: Pregnancy Cold Remedies
Contributor: Megan Hurley, MD Educational Pearls: Fevers Tylenol Up until 20 weeks NSAIDs are ok but after 20 weeks they are contraindicated Can limit the amount of amniotic fluid produced Ca...
7 Okt 20245min
Episode 923: Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury
Contributor: Travis Barlock MD Educational Pearls: Assessment of head and neck vascular injury due to blunt trauma Symptomatic patients require screening head and neck CT angiography EAST guid...
30 Sep 20243min
Episode 922: Chest Tube Irrigation
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Hemothorax: blood in the pleural cavity, most commonly due to chest trauma Treatment: thoracostomy tube for blood drainage helps to avoid clott...
23 Sep 20242min
Episode 921: Pediatric Hypoglycemia
Contributor: Taylor Lynch, MD Educational Pearls: When it comes to hypoglycemia, the age dictates possible causes Neonate: Hormonal deficiency Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (21-hydroxylase de...
22 Sep 20244min
Laboring Under Pressure Episode 3: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy with Dr. Kiersten Williams
Contributor: Kiersten Williams MD, Travis Barlock MD, Jeffrey Olson MS3 Show Pearls Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are one of the leading causes of maternal mortality worldwide. Hypertension ...
12 Sep 202428min
Episode 920: Pediatric Growth Estimates
Contributor: Sean Fox, MD Educational Pearls: Newborns may lose up to 10% of their birth weight in the first week of life Weight loss is greatest in exclusively breastfed infants Should regain ...
9 Sep 20246min
Episode 919: EKG Criteria for Adenosine
Contributor: Travis Barlock, MD Educational Pearls: SVT: supraventricular tachycardia Pharmacotherapy for SVT includes drugs that block the AV node, such as adenosine EKG criteria before adeno...
4 Sep 20241min
