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Topics in this EM Quick Hits podcast
Anand Swaminathan on occult causes of non-response to vasopressors (0:54)
Brit Long & Michael Gottlieb on overwhelming post-splenectomy infection (OPSI) (7:45)
Sa…
There is a long list of rare neuromuscular diseases. Nonetheless, there are a few that you are likely to see in the ED, that are relevant to Emergency Medicine because they require timely diagnosis a…
Whenever I pick up a patient in the ED, I’m always delighted to see the chief complaint of weakness. It’s almost as exciting as the chief complaint of dizziness; but not quite as exhilarating as the …
Topics in this EM Quick Hits podcast
Anand Swaminathan on an approach to cardiogenic shock (0:53)
Hania Bielawska on myths of radiation dose in pregnant patients (8:55)
Hans Rosenberg & Michael Gottl…
In Part 1 of our 2-part series on bradycardia and bradydysrhythmias we discussed a practical approach with electrophysiologist Paul Dorian and EM doc Tarlan Hedayati. In this, part 2, we discuss deta…
Not all bradycardias were created equal. How do we figure out when bradycardia is due to a medical illness and when it is a primary cardiac problem? What are the 4 immediate life threatening diagnosi…
Topics in this EM Quick Hits podcast
Justin Morgenstern on colchicine for COVID pneumonia (0:52)
Victoria Myers on sodium bicarbonate in cardiac arrest (6:25)
Brit Long on troponin in chronic kidney …
We see about 750,000 pediatric patients annually with traumatic head injury in EDs across North America. That’s a lot of kids. While most of these kids will be fine regardless of what we do in the ED…
Topics in this EM Quick Hits podcast
Anand Swaminathan on LAST prevention, recognition and management (0:54)
Emily Austin on sodium nitrite suicide kit poisoning, methemoglobinemia and methylene blue…
What’s in the name – why “Massive Hemorrhage Protocol” and not “Massive Transfusion Protocol”? In this episode - The 7 Ts of Massive Hemorrhage Protocols, Dr. Jeannie Callum, Dr. Andrew Petrosoniak a…