Podcast 588: Esmolol for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation
Contributor: Ricky Dhaliwal, MD, JD Educational Pearls: Ventricular Fibrillation (VF) is a potentially fatal cardiac arrhythmia; Refractory VF even more so Epinephrine stimulates alpha and beta recep...
18 Aug 20203min
Podcast 587: Puppies Preventing Burnout?
Contributor: Jared Scott, MD Educational Pearls: Burnout happens. This study reminds us to take a few minutes on shift to take care of yourself. A new study looked at burnout in ER nurses, residents,...
17 Aug 20204min
On the Streets #7: Burns in the Pre-Hospital and ED Setting
Burns are low-volume, high-acuity injuries that require special attention and care from the pre-hospital team to the Emergency Department and finally to a dedicated burn unit and ICU. As a first respo...
12 Aug 202048min
Podcast 586: Toxic Shock Syndrome
Contributor: Don Stader, MD Educational Pearls: Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare cause of shock typically caused by Staph aureus or Strep pyogenes, that produces a toxin that leads to rapid onset...
11 Aug 20206min
Podcast 585: You Sure You Want Colchicine for Gout?
Contributor: Don Stader, MD Educational Pearls: Gout is an arthritis caused by the deposition of urate crystals into the joint space Colchicine works by disrupting microtubules and prevents white blo...
10 Aug 20203min
Podcast 584: Ketamine for Depression and Suicidality
Contributor: Jared Scott, MD Educational Pearls: Suicide is currently the 10th leading cause of death in the US Low quality studies have reported ketamine as a potential promising agent in treating ...
4 Aug 20203min
Podcast 583: Raise Your Hands if You Have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Hand raising test: a simple but effective tool to diagnose carpal tunnel Patients hold their hands over their head and if symptoms of carpal tunnel ...
3 Aug 20202min
Rapid Fire Pharmacy Review with Adis Keric of ER-Rx
Meet Adis Keric, Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist and a Board Certified Critical Care pharmacist who works in the Emergency Department and ICU of level 1 trauma center Regions Hospital in Sa...
29 Juli 202018min
