Podcast # 480: Inhalant Abuse
Author: Sam Killian, MD Educational Pearls: Abuse occurs by breathing in volatile substances such as solvents, glues, paints, butane, and propane Inhalants are generally depressants Estimated that 10...
19 Juni 20194min
Podcast # 479: Clots and Pregnancy
Author: Nick Hatch, MD Educational Pearls: Pregnancy is a hypercoagulable state, which predisposes women to venous thromboembolism, but also elevates levels of circulating d-dimer A recent study eva...
17 Juni 20193min
Podcast # 478: Psychedelics and Depression
Author: Chris Holmes, MD Educational Pearls: Hallucinogenic drugs have been in use since ancient times for both medical and recreational purposes Ayahausca is an ancient psychedelic with origins in B...
14 Juni 20193min
Podcast # 477: Postpolypectomy Electrocoagulation Syndrome
Author: Nick Hatch, MD Educational Pearls: Postpolypectomy electrocoagulation syndrome (PES) is a rare complication of polypectomy and electrocautery during colonoscopy Occurs when cautery causes tr...
12 Juni 20193min
Podcast # 476: Evidence for Patient Satisfaction
Author: Dylan Luyten, MD Educational Pearls: Actual wait times are weakly correlated to patient satisfaction but the difference between perceived/expected wait times and actual wait times is strongly...
5 Juni 20194min
Podcast # 475: Orthostatic Vital Signs and Syncope
Author: Michael Hunt, MD Educational Pearls: A recent study evaluated the relationship between abnormal orthostatic vital signs and serious outcomes within 30 days in patients over 60 presenting to t...
2 Juni 20192min
Podcast # 474: Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
Author: Peter Bakes, MD Educational Pearls: The differential diagnosis for pedal edema includes issues in the heart, kidney, and liver Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is an important and commo...
29 Maj 20199min
Podcast # 473: Direct to Consumer Antibiotics
Author: Sam Killian, MD Educational Pearls: A recent study in Pediatrics compared the rates of antibiotic prescriptions for acute respiratory infections (ARIs) between direct to consumer (DTC) teleme...
24 Maj 20193min
