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Episode 42: Mesenteric Ischemia and Pancreatitis

In this episode Dr. Steinhart, (one of my biggest mentors – the doc that everyone turns to when no one can figure out what’s going on with a patient in the ED), & Dr. Dave Dushenski, (a master of quality assurance and data analysis, who would give David Newman a run for his money), discuss the 4 diagnoses that make up the deadly & difficult diagnosis of Mesenteric Ischemia, it’s key historical and physical exam features, the value of serum lactate, D-dimer & blood gas, when CT can be misleading, ED management of Mesenteric Ischemia, the difficult post-ERCP abdominal pain patient, the pitfalls in management of Pancreatitis, the BISAP score for Pancreatitis compared to the APACHE ll & Ranson Score, the comparative value of amylase and lipase, ultrasound vs CT for pancreatitis and much more…

By Anton Helman|2021-03-30T17:11:05-04:00March 29th, 2014|Categories: EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Gastroenterology|Tags: Amylase, BISAP score, Brian Steinhart, clinical decision rules, D-dimer, David Dushenski, Lactate, Lipase, Mesenteric Ischemia, pancreatitis, post-ERCP|1 Comment

Ep142 Neonatal Resuscitation – Airway, Temperature Control, Central Access, Hemodynamics, Glucose Control and Transport

Dr. Hilary Whyte, Dr. Jabeen Fayyaz, Dr. Emily MacNeill discuss a neonatal resuscitation algorithm, airway management, fluid resuscitation, central access tips, glucose and temperature control and transport tips...

By Anton Helman|2022-06-11T16:39:46-04:00May 18th, 2020|Categories: EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Medical Specialty, Pediatrics, Resuscitation, Uncategorized|Tags: airway, cardiac arrest, CPR, Dr. Hilary Whyte, newborn resuscitation, NRP|9 Comments

Episode 102 GI Bleed Emergencies Part 2

In Part 2 of our two part podcast on GI Bleed Emergencies Anand Swaminathan and Salim Rezaie kick off with a discussion on the evidence for benefit of various medications in ED patients with upper GI bleed. PPIs, somatostatin analogues such as Octreotide, antibiotic prophylaxis and prokinetics have varying degrees of benefit, and we should know which ones to prioritize. We then discuss the usefulness of the Glasgow-Blatchford and Rockall scores for risk stratification and disposition of patient with upper GI bleeds and hit it home with putting it all together in a practical algorithm. Enjoy!

By Anton Helman|2022-10-21T14:55:16-04:00October 17th, 2017|Categories: EM Cases, Episodes, Gastroenterology, Medical Specialty, Resuscitation|Tags: Anand Swaminathan, Glasgow-Blatchford, Lactate, octreotide, PPI, Salim Rezaie, UGIB|2 Comments

Episode 101 GI Bleed Emergencies Part 1

In this Part 1 of our two part podcast on GI bleed emergencies we answer questions such as: How do you distinguish between an upper vs lower GI bleed when it's not so obvious clinically? What alterations to airway management are necessary for the GI bleed patient? What do we need to know about the value of fecal occult blood in determining whether or not a patient has a GI bleed? Which patients require red cell transfusions? Massive transfusion? Why is it important to get a fibrinogen level in the sick GI bleed patient? What are the goals of resuscitation in a massive GI bleed? What's the evidence for using an NG tube for diagnosis and management of upper GI bleeds? In which patients should we give tranexamic acid and which patients should we avoid it in? How are the indications for massive transfusion in GI bleed different to the trauma patient? What are your options if the bleeding can't be stopped on endoscopy? and many more...

By Anton Helman|2022-10-21T15:14:13-04:00October 10th, 2017|Categories: EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Gastroenterology, Medical Specialty, Resuscitation|Tags: Anand Swaminathan, balloon tamponade, Blakemore, endoscopy, FOBT, Jeannie Callum, LGIB, massive transfusion, NG tube, Salim Rezaie, tranexamic acid, TXA, UGIB|2 Comments

Episode 100 Disaster Medicine

As ED docs we’re particularly well suited to take a lead in disaster medicine. We own this. In this EM Cases podcast, with the help of Laurie Mazurik, Daniel Kollek and Joshua Bezanson we will help you become familiar with a general approach to mass casualties, how to handle critical infrastructure disruption in your ED, management of biohazards including airway management, chemical hazards including decontamination and finally evacuation principles in the case of a natural disaster...

By Anton Helman|2022-10-21T15:25:55-04:00September 12th, 2017|Categories: EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Medical Specialty, Trauma|Tags: airway, biohazard, bioterrorism, Daniel Kollek, decontamination, HAZMAT, Joshua Bezanson, Laurie Mazurik, natural disaster, SALT, surge capacity|4 Comments

Episode 98 Teaching on Shift

We discuss some quick, easy tips on how you can take your educating skills to the next level, from orienting the learner and establishing expectations at the start of the shift, to key questioning techniques to use in case presentations, to the lost art of active observation, to the One Minute Preceptor model, to giving effective end-of-shift feedback, medicine’s white whale. We end with a surprise appearance by another master educator who gives his top pearls on teaching on shift. This podcast is about how, on your next ED shift, you can make the most of every teachable moment...

By Anton Helman|2021-03-30T13:37:10-04:00July 17th, 2017|Categories: EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Medical Specialty|Tags: Amal Mattu, feedback, one minute preceptor, Rick Penciner|1 Comment

Episode 97 EM Literature Review 2016 from EMU & Whistler Conferences

Quick and insightful reviews of 17 important adult and pediatric emergency medicine studies from 2016: The PROCAMIO study for stable VT, platelets for head bleeds (PATCH), BP lowering in ICH (ATACH II), antibiotics for abscesses, work up of subarachnoid hemorrhage, dosing IV ketorolac, the PESIT trial, ketamine dosage for sedation in pediatrics, instructions after minor head injury, Salter-Harris I fractures of the lateral malleolus, interpreting oxygen saturation for disposition making in children with bronchiolitis, clinical pathways in pediatric asthma and sepsis and more...

By Anton Helman|2019-01-01T22:32:16-05:00June 13th, 2017|Categories: Conference, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Medical Specialty, NYGH EM Update, Pediatrics, Whistler Update in EM|Tags: ATTACH, Jason Fischer, Joel Yaphe, ketamine, ketorolac, PATCH, PESIT, PROCAMIO|0 Comments

Episode 96 Beyond ACLS Cardiac Arrest – Live from EMU Conference 2017

This is the first ever video podcast on EM Cases with Jordan Chenkin from EMU Conference 2017 discussing how to optimize three aspects of cardiac arrest care: persistent ventricular fibrillation, optimizing pulse checks and PEA arrest, with code team videos contrasting the ACLS approach to an optimized approach...

By Anton Helman|2021-04-04T11:54:58-04:00May 23rd, 2017|Categories: Cardiology, Conference, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, NYGH EM Update, Resuscitation, Ultrasound|Tags: cardiac arrest, dual defibrillation, esmolol, Jordan Chenkin, PEA arrest, POCUS, ventricular fibrillation|3 Comments

Episode 95 Pediatric Trauma

Management of the pediatric trauma patient is challenging regardless of where you work. In this EM Cases episode, with the help of two leading pediatric trauma experts, Dr. Sue Beno from Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and Dr. Faud Alnaji from Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa we answer such questions as: what are the most important physiologic and anatomic differences between children and adults that are key to managing the trauma patient? How much fluid should be given prior to blood products? What is the role of POCUS in abdominal trauma? Which patients require abdominal CT? How do you clear the pediatric c-spine? Are atropine and fentanyl recommended as pre-induction agents in the pediatric trauma patient? How can the BIG score help us prognosticate? Is tranexamic acid recommended in early pediatric trauma like it is in adults? Is the Pediatric Trauma Score helpful in deciding which patients should be transferred to a trauma center? and many more...

By Anton Helman|2022-12-06T07:32:02-05:00May 9th, 2017|Categories: EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Pediatrics, Resuscitation, Trauma|Tags: abdominal trauma, airway, BIG score, c-cpine, chest trauma, head injury, pediatric tauma score, Sue Beno, tranexamic acid|2 Comments

Episode 94 UTI Myths and Misconceptions

In 2014, the CDC reported that UTI antibiotic treatment was avoidable at least 39% of the time. Why? Over-diagnosis and treatment results from the fact that asymptomatic bacteriuria is very common in all age groups, urine cultures are frequently ordered without an appropriate indication, and urinalysis results are often misinterpreted. Think of the last time you prescribed antibiotics to a patient for suspected UTI – what convinced you that they had a UTI? Was it their story? Their exam? Or was it the urine dip results the nurse handed to you before you saw them? Does a patient’s indwelling catheter distort the urinalysis? How many WBCs/hpf is enough WBCs to call it a UTI? Can culture results be trusted if there are epithelial cells in the specimen? Can a “dirty” urine in an obtunded elderly patient help guide management?...

By Anton Helman|2022-10-26T21:35:50-04:00April 12th, 2017|Categories: EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Genitourinary, Medical Specialty|Tags: cystitis, Fosfomycin, pyelonephritis, STI, urinalysis|6 Comments

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