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110 GI bleeds or Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage from 2023-04-10T07:00
Join Dr. Mike Wallace and Dan McCollum as they discuss the management of patients with gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
- What is the initial management of these patients?
- Who re... Listen
109 Ear and Nasal Foreign Bodies from 2023-03-27T07:00
Join Dr. Alex Koo as he discusses ear and nasal foreign bodies. He'll give you a brief run-down of anatomy, history, and physical, before diving into comprehensive, key concepts of foreign body...
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108 Human Trafficking from 2022-02-14T07:00
Join Jordan Nogle as she discusses how to deliver the very best care for possible victims of Human Trafficking.
- What are subtle signs that your patient may be a human trafficking vi... Listen
107 Crush Injuries from 2022-01-24T08:00
Join Dr. Alex Koo as he discusses the management of crush injuries.
- What is crush syndrome?
- When should you be concerned about compartment syndrome?
- Why can you no... Listen
106 MIS-C or Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children from 2021-07-12T07:00
Join Zac Hodges as he discusses MIS-C with two local experts. Dr. Pushpa Shivaram is a pediatric cardiologist and Dr. Julisa Patel is a pediatric rheumatologist. They discuss
- What ... Listen
105 Staying Cool Under Pressure or Building Sangfroid from 2021-06-18T07:00
Join emergency physician Dan Dworkis as he discusses with Dan McCollum how to remain cool under pressure. Dan and Dan discuss
- The importance of being cool under pressure
- T... Listen
104 Dental Emergencies from 2021-04-19T07:00
103 Pediatric IV Fluids from 2021-04-05T07:00
Pediatric intensivist Dr. Will Cagle joins the show to discuss the AAP Maintenance IV fluid guidelines and considerations when choosing IV fluids for pediatric inpatients.
What do you nee...
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102 Transfusions of Blood Products from 2021-03-22T07:00
Join EM physicians Mike Samuels and Dan McCollum as they discuss different blood products that can be transfused.
- Why don't we commonly use whole blood?
- Who needs to recei... Listen
101 Kawasaki Disease from 2021-03-08T08:00
Kawasaki:
Dr. Pushpa Shivaram, an assistant professor of pediatrics and pediatric cardiologist at the Medic...
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100 Transfusion Reactions from 2021-02-22T08:00
Transfusion reactions are a dreaded complication in the ED. Join emergency physicians Michael Samuels and Dan McCollum as they discuss the following and more!
- How do you recognize ... Listen
99 Bronchiolitis from 2021-02-08T08:00
Dr. Reda Bassali, professor of pediatrics and pediatric hospitalist at the Medical College of Georgia, joins Dr. Zac Hodges and Gavriella Mendel (M3) to discuss this very important topic in pedi...
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98 COVID 19 Vaccine from 2021-01-18T08:00
Join Dan McCollum and Michael Stephens as they discuss the new vaccines against COVID-19.
- Are they studied well enough?
- How effective are they?
- What side effects... Listen
97 The B52 is Trash from 2020-11-23T08:00
Join ED clinical pharmacist Jimmy Pruitt and Dan McCollum as we discuss the reasons that the traditional "B52" cocktail of haloperidol, lorazepam, and diphenhydramine is badly in need of updatin...
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96 Treatment of Opioid Withdrawal with Buprenorphine from 2020-09-21T07:30
Join Dan McCollum and EM clinical pharmacist RJ LaCoursiere as they discuss the use of buprenorphine for the treatment of Opioid Use Disorder.
- Who should be considered for treatment... Listen
95 Pediatric Respiratory Failure from 2020-08-31T07:30
94 Pediatric Sepsis from 2020-07-27T07:00
Join doctors Smitha Mathew, Kaitlin Verdone, Zac Hodges, and Dan McCollum as they navigate the difficult waters of pediatric sepsis. What exactly is sepsis? Are there any differences in the tr...
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93 Sore throat from 2020-07-13T07:00
Dr. Tony Zitek drops some knowledge on you about the deceptively complex topic of sore throats. What diagnoses are important other than strep and viral pharyngitis? Why should assess neck mobi...
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92 Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) from 2020-05-04T07:00
Join Christopher Watson, Zac Hodges, and Dan McCollum as they discuss the management of pediatric traumatic brain injury.
- What should you look for on exam?
- When is intubat... Listen
91 Urinary Tract Infections from 2020-04-20T07:00
Join emergency physician Tony Zitek as he guides you through the diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections. Which elements of the history and physical exam are key? What are the pea...
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90 COVID-19 and the novel coronavirus from 2020-03-30T07:00
Join Dan McCollum as he discusses COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
- What are the symptoms of this disease?
- How is it spread?
- What personal pro... Listen
89 Neonatal fever from 2020-02-24T08:00
Join Zac Hodges and Dan McCollum as they have a conversation about neonatal fevers with Dr. Kathryn McLeod, an experienced pediatrician at the Children's Hospital of Georgia. We discuss the gen...
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88 Pediatric Sickle Cell from 2020-01-27T08:00
Join physicians Eric Ring, Zac Hodges, and Dan McCollum as they discuss how to properly care for the pediatric patient with sickle cell disease. Dr. Eric Ring is a pediatric specialist in Hemat...
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87 Pediatric DKA from 2019-12-09T08:00
Join Zac Hodges, Chris Watson, and Dan McCollum as they discuss the management of pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis, or DKA. What are key findings on the history and physical exam that point to D...
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PSA: Incidental Exposure to Fentanyl is NOT a thing! from 2019-03-18T18:10:32
Today's episode of the podcast is a myth busting on all the media reports about first responders overdosing by being exposed to fentanyl in the field by incidental contact. This is physically im...
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Neonatal Resuscitation with Drs. Azif Safarulla, Dan McCollum, and Jessica Gancar from 2019-03-06T07:30
EM Basic is finally back with a new episode. Today's episode will discuss neonatal resuscitation with Dr. Azif Safarulla, a neonatologist at Augusta University. Dr. Dan McCollu...
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Big Picture Advice to New EM Interns from 2017-07-05T06:30
Just a few days after the new EM interns start, today's episode will talk about my advice to new EM interns. Think of this as the "big picture advice" or a 30,000 foot view of how to approach E...
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Sickle Cell Anemia by Dr. Jared Walker from 2017-05-22T05:30
Today’s episode is on the evaluation and management of sickle cell anemia in the Emergency Department. Dr Jared Walker, a third year EM resident at the University of Florida Jacksonville, has wr...
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North American Snake Bites by Dr. David Hansen from 2017-05-08T07:30
Today's episode will discuss North American poisonous reptile bites with a focus on snake bites. This episode was written and recorded by Dr. David Hansen, an active duty physician with the US ...
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Hyperthermia by Dr. Andrea Sarchi from 2017-04-10T06:30
This episode is on hyperthermia- just in time for the warmer weather. However, hyperthermia has many different causes so this episode will review them all. Dr. Andrea Sarchi wrote this script ...
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Thyroid Emergencies by Dr. Patrick Ng from 2017-03-20T08:30
Today's episode is a quick review of Thyroid emergencies by Dr. Patrick Ng, a 3rd year EM resident in San Antonio, recorded by Jacob Schriner MS-3. Thyroid emergencies can be difficult to recog...
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Sepsis Definitions from 2017-03-06T10:30
This episode is a re-broadcast of the first sepsis episode in February 2012. I am republishing the part of that episode that deals with the definitions of sepsis. I think the new sepsis guidel...
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Sepsis 3.0- March 2017 from 2017-03-06T09:30
This episode is a total revamp of the previous episode on sepsis. A lot has changed with sepsis management since I published the sepsis episode in February 2012 so it was time for a complete ov...
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Croup by Stewart Harsant and Taylor Fischer, PA-Cs from 2017-02-13T09:30
Today's episode is on Croup- just in time for the middle of the croup season. Your ED may even be filled with kids with a barking cough as we speak. Today's episode was written by Taylor Fisch...
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Ortho Inservice Review Part 3- Pelvic Injuries, Lower Extremity, Peds Ortho from 2017-01-30T11:30
This is Ortho Inservice Review Part 3 which covers injuries to the Pelvis, Lower Extremities, and Pediatric Ortho conditions. This screencast originally appeared on the Emergency Board Review P...
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Ortho Inservice Review- Part 2 from 2017-01-30T10:30
This is Ortho Inservice Review Part 2 which will cover injuries to the wrist and hand. This screencast originally appeared on the Emergency Board Review Podcast in 2012.
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Ortho Inservice Review Part 1- Thorax and Upper Extremities from 2017-01-30T09:30
In Part 1 of this 3 part series for Orthopedics inservice review we'll review orthopedic injuries to the Thorax and Upper Extremities. This is a screencast that was originally broadcasted on th...
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Hypothermia by Dr. Andrea Sarchi from 2017-01-16T09:30
Just in time for the midway point of the winter season, this is a podcast on management of hypothermia in the ED. Dr. Andrea Sarchi wrote the script which was recorded by Jacob Schriner, a seco...
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Opioids in the ED Part 2 with Dr. Sheyna Gifford from 2017-01-09T09:30
In part 2, Dr Sheyna Gifford will discuss the how to differentiate opioid overdose from other causes of altered mental status, some special disposition situations (especially with methadone), an...
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Opioids Part 1 with Dr. Sheyna Gifford from 2017-01-02T09:30
It's no secret that we have a major opioid problem in the United States. The number of people addicted to opioids has reached epidemic proportions and we are certainly seeing this everyday in t...
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The undifferentiated sick infant by Dr. Tim Horeczko from 2016-01-25T09:30
EM Basic is back with a re-broadcast from the awesome podcast Pediatric Emergency Playbook by Dr. Tim Horeczko. Tim is a double boarded in EM and Peds EM and works at Harbor-UCLA hospital. Thi...
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Heme Onc Part 2- Hematology Emergencies from 2015-10-05T09:30
This is part 2 of the Heme Onc Emergencies series. This episode will talk about common hematology emergencies that we see in the ED. Sickle cell disease will be its own episode but this episod...
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Heme Onc Part 1- Oncology Emergencies from 2015-10-05T08:30
This is the first of a two part series on Heme-Onc Emergencies. In this episode, we'll discuss oncology emergencies to include neutropenic fever, tumor lysis syndrome, malignant spinal cord com...
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Aortic Dissection (Audio only) from 2015-07-27T22:37:13
Today marks the 4th anniversary of the EM Basic podc...
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Aortic Dissection Screencast from 2015-07-27T08:30
Today marks the 4th anniversary of the EM Basic podc...
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Non-Pregnant Vaginal Bleeding from 2015-04-24T08:30
Today's episode of EM Basic will review vaginal bleeding i...
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Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) from 2015-03-16T08:30
Today's episode will cover Tactical Combat Casualty ...
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EM Basic is now partnering with EB Medicine from 2015-03-02T09:30
This is a quick announcement to let you know that EM Basic...
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Febrile Seizures from 2014-12-01T02:15:12
In this episode we are going to talk about febrile seizures. We see this chief complaint a lot in the ED so it's important ...
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Ebola Update from 2014-10-17T02:00
Ebola has been in the news for the past few months and it has taken on more urgency in the US as cases have arrived from outside the country Within the past week, transmission to two healthcare...
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Psychiatric Emergencies Part 2 from 2014-09-17T08:30
Today's episode is the second and final part of Dr. Sheyna Gifford's interview with Dr. Les Zun on psychiatric emergencies. ...
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Psychiatric Emergencies Part 1 from 2014-09-10T08:30
Today's episode is another installment in the EM Basic Project. Dr. Sheyna Gifford took on the task of interviewing Dr. Les ...
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Hepatic Emergencies from FOAMcast from 2014-08-07T08:30
Today I am handing over the podcast to FOAMcast by Drs. Lauren Westafer and Jeremy Faust. A little more than a month ago, Dr...
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Airway Update Screencast from 2014-07-27T17:04
Today is the third anniversary of the EM Basic podca...
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Salicylate Overdose from 2014-07-23T08:30
Today's episode is another installment for the EM Basic Project by Dr. Andrea Sarchi. Salicylate overdose is a toxidrome that we have to be on the lookout for in the ED. While some cases are o...
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Acetaminophen overdose from 2014-06-24T08:30
Today's episode talks about the diagnosis and management of Acetaminophen overdose. This is another addition to the EM Basic Project written by Andrea Sarchi.
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Documentation from 2014-05-01T08:30
In today's episode we are going to talk about documentation in the ED. It is very important that we are complete but concise...
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Asymptomatic Hypertension from 2014-02-17T09:30
The patient's blood pressure is 190/80 but they feel fine...how do we treat these patients in the ED? Labs? EKG? BP meds? ...
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Oxygen in COPD- followup from 2014-01-08T01:36
The last podcast on COPD led to some great discussion online about the use of oxygen in patients with COPD. To address this, Drs. Tim Peck and Colby Redfield are back with a quick summary to cl...
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COPD/Shortness of breath from 2013-12-09T09:30
EM Basic is back with another episode of the EM Basi...
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Monoarticular arthritis from 2013-09-16T08:30
This is the premiere of the first contribution to the EM Basic ...
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Anatomy of a Resuscitation from 2013-08-07T08:30
This episode is something unlike anything I have ever done with EM Basic. I had a case recently of a super sick patient who required a big resuscitation. Fortunately, the patient did great and...
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The EM Basic Project from 2013-07-26T08:30
This is an announcement instead of an episode. Introducing the EM Basic Project. If you are a senior resident or attending in emergency medicine- this is your chance to contribute to the podca...
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Anaphylaxis Part 2- Airway from 2013-07-22T08:30
In this episode, we'll talk about how to manage the airway in patients with anaphylaxis or any other upper airway obstruction. These can be some of the most difficult airways to manage and we c...
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Anaphylaxis Part 1- Diagnosis and Treatment from 2013-07-15T08:30
Anaphylaxis is a potentially deadly diagnosis that requires quick action. In this episode, we will discuss the diagnosis and management of the entire spectrum of allergic reactions from mild cu...
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Essential Evidence #8 - The PERC Rule from 2013-05-20T08:00
Today's Essential Evidence Episode discusses the paper that derived and validated the PE Rule-out Criteria or PERC rule. This is a clinical decision aid that we can use to reliably exclude pulm...
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EM Basic Essential Evidence- 7 SAEM Occult Bacteremia from 2013-02-26T03:23
We're back with a new episode of Essential Evidence. This article is from Academic Emergency Medicine March 2009 and it talks about getting blood cultures in well appearing kids aged 3 to 36 mo...
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Eye Complaints from 2013-01-23T05:10
EM Basic is back and ready for the new year. We see various eye complaints a lot in the ED. This episode will review common eye complaints, their treatments, and a bonus section on how to do a...
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EM Basic Essential Evidence- PECARN Head CT Rule from 2012-10-29T08:30
This episode reviews the article that most people call the PECARN head CT rule or the Kupperman head CT rule (named for the first author). This is an easy to use clinical decision rule that can ...
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Psychiatric Medical Screening from 2012-10-22T08:30
In this episode, we will discuss how to perform medical screening for patients with psychiatric complaints. While most of these wo...
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EM Basic Essential Evidence- Therapeutic Hypothermia from 2012-10-15T08:30
This episode of EM Basic Essential Evidence will review the two articles that led to the adoption of therapeutic hypothermia as a treatment for survivors of cardi...
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EM Basic Essential Evidence- BMJ Subarachnoid Hemorrhage from 2012-10-01T08:30
This is an article published in the last year in the British Medical Journal that looked at the sensitivity of modern CT scanners in detecting subarachnoid hemorrhage. This article made a lot of...
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Non-invasive Ventilation from 2012-09-25T01:36
Non-invasive ventilation is a great technique that we can use for just about any patient who is short of breath. We can use it to avoid intubation in our patients who are close to respiratory f...
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EM Basic Essential Evidence- The NEXUS Study from 2012-09-17T08:30
This episode will discuss the NEXUS study. NEXUS was a study that studied thousands of patients to validate a set of rules so that we can "clinically clear" patients with possible c-spine injur...
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Testicular Pain from 2012-09-10T08:30
All right- let's keep the laughter to a minimum...today's episode is talking about how to approach testicular pain in the ED. You need to know how to approach this chief complaint because if yo...
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EM Basic Essential Evidence- Admission for patients with minor head injury on coumadin- Annals of EM from 2012-09-03T08:30
In this episode, we'll talk about a recent article in Annals of Emergency Medicine that has a lot of people talking. This is a study that looked at patients on coumadin (warfarin) who had minor ...
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Hyperkalemia from 2012-08-27T08:30
Hyperkalemia (high serum potassium) can be one of the most serious electrolyte disorders that we treat in the ED. We'll review how to interpret hyperkalemia in light of the patient's clinical c...
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Introducing the EM Basic Apple and Android Apps from 2012-08-20T23:03
This is just a short announcement for the launch of the EM Basic App in the Apple App Store and the Android Amazon Marketplace. Go to the blog post at embasic.org to see all the information abo...
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EM Basic Essential Evidence- Rivers Sepsis NEJM from 2012-08-20T08:30
Introducing EM Basic Essential Evidence- your boot camp guide to emergency medicine literature. Each episode will review an important emergency medicine article from the ground up. We'll review ...
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Hyponatremia from 2012-08-13T08:30
Hyponatremia (low serum sodium) is one of the most common electrolyte disorders encountered in the ED. Most of the time this electrolyte disorder requires us to do less- not more. However, if th...
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Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) from 2012-07-27T20:52
In this episode, we will discuss the diagnosis and treatment of stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA). The ED is the front line in stroke care so we need to know how to work up this chief c...
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Procedural Sedation Part 2- Medications from 2012-07-07T21:48
This episode is part 2 of the procedural sedation podcast. This episode focuses on the medications that we commonly use for procedural sedation. First, we'll review the use of oxygen during proc...
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Procedural Sedation Part 1- Preparation from 2012-07-01T17:41
This is the first of two episodes on procedural sedation. In the ED we need to provide safe and effective procedural sedation and analgesia whenever we do painful procedures. It is our job to re...
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Neuro exam supplement from 2012-06-19T17:38:34
Since I refer to the neuro exam from the headache episode, I decided to take that part of the episode and make a supplement so you can easily review the "5 minute ED neuro exam." Let me know if ...
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Trauma resuscitation part 2- interventions from 2012-05-05T20:17
For the second part of trauma resuscitation, we'll discuss the various interventions that you may have to accomplish in the trauma bay. The first part is a continuation from the first episode an...
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Trauma Resuscitation Part 1- the evaluation from 2012-04-18T14:23
Being able to run an effective trauma resuscitation is a necessary skill for any emergency medicine provider. In part 1 of this 2 part series, I'll go over how to properly assess a trauma patien...
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Airway update podcast from 2012-04-13T01:48
A week ago, I posted an airway review paper by Scott Weingart and Richard Levitan that I think is a must read. Today I decided to do a podcast reviewing the paper in order to really get it out t...
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How to give a good ED patient presentation from 2012-03-26T15:43
Being able to give a good ED patient presentation will not only help you get a good grade on your EM rotation, it will also make sure that nothing is missed in the patient's care. In this episo...
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Shortness of breath from 2012-03-11T20:58
Shortness of breath is a chief complaint that we encounter each day in the ED. This chief complaint encompasses a huge differential and this is a long podcast. As always, I'll break this chief...
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The prehospital episode from 2012-02-20T22:44
By popular demand, this episode will be dedicated to talking about prehospital issues. I've had several people write me and ask for my 0.02 on how EMS can better be our "eyes and ears" in the fi...
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) from 2011-12-30T20:06
This is a topic episode on Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA). We'll discuss the diagnosis and treatment of this complex disease process and how to avoid pitfalls that can harm the patient. There will ...
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Altered Mental Status from 2011-12-14T19:37
This podcast will discuss how to approach the patient with altered mental status. These patient present a special challenge because there are a ton of reasons why a patient may be altered. As al...
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MI and ACS from 2011-11-18T22:58
This is a topic podcast on myocardial infarction (MI) and Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). There is a lot more to managing ACS then just recgonizing who has tombstone ST elevations on their EKG an...
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EM Education Podcasts and Websites from 2011-10-02T17:57
This is a short episode on the EM podcasts and websites that I recommend to further your education. Since I take no money from anyone, these are my unbiased opinions of the best podcasts and web...
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Febrile infants from 2011-09-19T23:41
Infants with fever present a special challenge in the emergency department. Most of these children require large workups and admission to be sure that we aren't missing serious bacterial infecti...
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First Trimester Vaginal Bleeding from 2011-08-07T03:00
First trimester vaginal bleeding may not be as exciting as a GSW to the chest but it's something that we see a lot in the ED and we have the chance to make a pos...
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Female abdominal pain from 2011-07-27T22:46
A female with abdominal pain can turn into a very complicated patient, thus this chief complaint needs its very own podcast. We'll review the bread and butter basics go over some practical tips ...
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Abdominal pain from 2011-07-27T22:36
Abdominal pain is one of the most common complaints in the ED. In this podcast we will review how to get a good history, how to do a solid abdominal exam, and a systematic method for figuring ou...
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Chest pain from 2011-07-27T22:08
Chest pain- its one of the most common chief complaints in the ED and we need to be the experts on this. This podcast reviews how to get a good history of the patient's chest pain, the relevant...
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EM Basic Intro from 2011-07-27T21:50
An introduction to the EM Basic Podcast and what it is all about
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