Podcast 861: Alcohol Withdrawal and Delirium Tremens
Contributor: Travis Barlock MD Educational Pearls: Alcohol binds the GABA receptor, which produces an inhibitory response, hence the "depressive" effects of ethanol beverages. Over time, alcohol d...
24 Juli 20234min
Ukraine Brewtalk Featuring Dr. Dave Young
Contributors: David Young MD, John Hesling MD, Travis Barlock MD, Jeffrey Olson Summary: In this episode, Dr. Travis Barlock and Jeffrey Olson meet in the studio to discuss several clips from the even...
21 Juli 202338min
Podcast 860: Thyrotoxicosis
Contributor: Travis Barlock MD Educational Pearls: Clinical picture: A patient comes in with altered mental status, tachycardia, fever, elevated T4, and low TSH. What's the diagnosis?... Thyrotoxicosi...
20 Juli 20232min
Podcast 859: Teamwork Really Makes the Dream Work
Contributor: Aaron Lessen MD Educational Pearls: 33 Medical residents and 91 nurses at Massachusetts General Hospital were randomized into two groups: Intervention group: 15 PGY-1 residents assig...
10 Juli 20232min
Podcast 858: Whole Blood Pregnancy Test
Contributor: Meghan Hurley MD Educational Pearls: What do you do if you need a stat pregnancy test on an incapacitated patient? You can send a serum quantitative human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-H...
3 Juli 20234min
Podcast 857: Alice in Wonderland Jeopardy
Contributor: Chris Holmes MD Educational Pearls: "It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards" - Transient Global Amnesia A syndrome with sudden retrograde memory loss in which patients ...
26 Juni 20233min
Podcast 856: ED Errors and Counterstudy
Contributor: Nicholas Tsipis, MD Educational Pearls: What study was Dr. Tsipis talking about? In December of 2022, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) put out a study titled "Diagn...
19 Juni 20234min
Podcast 855: QT Intervals
Contributor: Travis Barlock MD Educational Pearls The QT interval represents phases 2 and 3 of ventricular plateau and repolarization, respectively. As the QT interval lengthens, more sodium an...
12 Juni 20234min
