Podcast #270: Wound Botulism
Author: Don Stader, M.D. Educational Pearls Wound botulism should be considered in patients with cutaneous lesions and neuromuscular weakness. The toxin produced by clostridium botulinum is the c...
10 Nov 20173min
Podcast #269: Tattoo Ink Complications
Author: Michael Hunt, M.D. Educational Pearls Tattoo ink is applied below the skin, and because of this, they can lead to keloids, granulomas, tetanus, hepatitis B and C, and skin infections. Tattoo...
8 Nov 20174min
Podcast #268: Poiseuille's Law
Author: Dave Rosenberg, M.D. Educational Pearls Poiseuille's Law addresses the flow of a fluid through a tube. Many common ED presentations involve alterations in flow: asthma, MI, ischemic stroke, ...
6 Nov 20176min
Podcast #267: Causes of Very High Lactate
Author: Dylan Luyten, M.D. Educational Pearls Lactate is a byproduct of anaerobic metabolism, a sign of dying tissue. Dangerous causes of high lactates will not normalize with repeat labs. Crush inju...
3 Nov 20173min
Podcast #266: MI in Young Patients
Author: John Winkler, M.D. Educational Pearls Some risk factors for MI in the young are history of CAD, stimulant drug use, coronary spasm and diabetes. In those with diffuse ST elevations on EKG, th...
1 Nov 20171min
Podcast #265: The 2017 Flu Vaccine
Author: Rachel Beham, PharmD, Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Emergency Medicine Educational Pearls CDC recommends using the inactivated, injectable flu vaccine in those 6 months and older. The live a...
30 Okt 20174min
Podcast #264: Witnessed Cardiac Arrest
Author: Aaron Lessen, M.D. Educational Pearls For patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest, intubation in the 1st 15 minutes of resuscitation was associated with worse outcomes (mortality, neurologic...
27 Okt 20172min
Podcast #263: Early Antibiotics in Sepsis
Educational Pearls After the first hour, every 1 hour delay in antibiotics in a patient with septic shock patient is associated with a 4% increase in mortality. In patients with high suspicion for se...
25 Okt 20172min
