Podcast 1005: Balanced Fluid vs Normal Saline in Pediatric Patients

Podcast 1025: Post intubation Sedation Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls:   Experts suggest that anyone who is put on a ventilation should be given sedation. When acquiring Rapid Sequ...

12 Okt 2min

Contributor: Taylor Lynch, MD Educational Pearls: Excessive caffeine intake can be dangerous. For normal adults, the toxicity level starts at 1000mg, which is equivalent to about 10 cups of coffe...

5 Okt 3min

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Case review of a patient with recurrent episodes of syncope and shortness of breath, during which she is found to have intermittent runs of polymorp...

28 Sep 5min

Contributor: Taylor Lynch, MD Educational Pearls: When a patient who missed dialysis presents to the emergency department, our clinical concern is who needs to be admitted to the hospital for emerge...

21 Sep 4min

Contributor: Travis Barlock, MD Educational Pearls: What is pulmonary edema?  Pulmonary edema is the accumulation of fluid initially in the interstitium of the lungs, that when severe enough can als...

14 Sep 4min

Contributor: Alec Coston, MD Educational Pearls: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) Common inner ear condition that can cause dizziness Diagnosis of BPPV can help to avoid admissions and ...

7 Sep 6min

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls:  Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) BCVI is a traumatic injury to the carotid or vertebral arteries Patients may initially have no neurologic sy...

31 Aug 3min

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Big question in cardiac arrest: is the rhythm shockable? Shockable: ventricular fibrillation (VF) and pulseless ventricular tachycardia Non-sho...

24 Aug 2min