Episode 88 – DOACs Part 1: Use and Misuse
As we get better at picking up thromboembolic disease, and the indications for Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs) widen, we're faced with increasingly complex decisions about when to start these medic...
22 Nov 20161h 14min
Journal Jam 8 – Dilute Apple Juice for Pediatric Gastroenteritis
This is EM Cases Journal Jam podcast on a randomized control trial of dilute apple juice vs PediaLyte for mild pediatric gastroenteritis. While IV rehydration is required in cases of severe gastroente...
8 Nov 201643min
Best Case Ever 51 – Anticoagulants and GI Bleed with Walter Himmel
In anticipation of Episode 88 and 89: DOACs Use, Misuse and Reversal with the president of Thrombosis Canada and world renowned thrombosis researcher Dr. Jim Douketis, internist and thrombosis expert ...
8 Nov 20169min
Episode 87 – Alcohol Withdrawal and Delirium Tremens: Diagnosis and Management
Alcohol withdrawal is everywhere. We see over half a million patients in U.S. EDs for alcohol withdrawal every year. Despite these huge volumes of patients and the diagnosis of alcohol withdrawal seem...
25 Okt 20161h 26min
Best Case Ever 50 – Delirium Tremens
In anticipation of EM Cases Episode 87 on Alcohol Withdrawal Dr. Sara Gray describes her Best Case Ever of severe alcohol withdrawal and Delirium Tremens from Janus General. Also on this podcast Dr. ...
11 Okt 201618min
Episode 86 – Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia
This is 'A Nuanced Approach to Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia' on EM Cases. Of all the electrolyte emergencies, hyperkalemia is the one that has the greatest potential to lead to cardiac arrest....
27 Sep 20161h 9min
Best Case Ever 49 – Post-Arrest Hyperkalemia
Melanie Baimel's Best Case Ever on Post-Arrest Hyperkalemia on EM Cases. Post arrest patients can sometimes be challenging. We need to think of a variety of underlying causes of the arrest, antiarrhyt...
13 Sep 20164min
Episode 85 – Medical Clearance of the Psychiatric Patient
Psychiatric chief complaints comprise about 6 or 7% of all ED visits, with the numbers of psychiatric patients we see increasing every year. The ED serves as both the lifeline and the gateway to psych...
30 Aug 20161h 14min
