Anton Helman, Author at Emergency Medicine Cases

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Podcast CAMP 2023 tickets are on sale now through podcastcamp.org. Podcast CAMP the only online comprehensive course dedicated to medical education podcast production – by podcasters – for podcasters. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro, this interactive, small-group, hands-on immersive experience with Anton Helman will help you not only sharpen your technical podcasting skills, but give you valuable knowledge, tips and tricks to produce your own high quality educational and impactful podcast.

By Anton Helman|2023-08-22T10:34:15-04:00August 22nd, 2023|Categories: Conference, News|Tags: medical education, podcast camp, podcast course, podcast production|0 Comments

Ep 186 Traumatic Dental Emergencies

In this part 2 of our 2-part podcast series on dental emergencies we cover traumatic dental emergencies. Dental trauma is common and often associated with facial trauma. In this episode Dr. Chris Nash and Dr. Richard Ngo answer questions like: at what age is it safe to attempt reimplantation of an avulsed tooth in the ED? What are the 3 most time-sensitive dental trauma emergencies? When is Panorex X-ray or CT indicated in dental trauma? What is the preferred solution to transport an avulsed tooth in? What are 3 dental splinting methods we should consider for dental subluxations and avulsions? How should we handle an avulsed tooth to maximize the chances of a successful reimplantation? When are antibiotics indicated after dental trauma? What role does chlorhexidine rinses play in preventing infection after dental trauma? What are the recommended first and second line treatments for persistent dental hemorrhage? and many more...

By Anton Helman|2023-09-12T12:09:22-04:00August 22nd, 2023|Categories: EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Medical Specialty, Trauma|Tags: alveolar fracture, calcium hydroxide, dental bleed, dental fracture, dental splint, dental trauma, Panorex, tongue blade bite test, tooth avulsion, tooth intrusion, tooth subluxation|0 Comments

Ep 185 Atraumatic Dental Emergencies

In this Part 1 of our 2-part podcast series on dental emergencies, with the help of Dr. Chris Nash and Dr. Richard Ngo, we tackle these atraumatic dental emergencies: infections ranging from dental caries to pulpitis and gingivitis to dental abscess, cellulitis and deep space infection, as well as acute necrotizing gingivitis, pericoronitis and dry socket. These all have specific clinical characteristics and require specific management...

By Anton Helman|2023-09-12T12:10:15-04:00August 8th, 2023|Categories: EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Medical Specialty|Tags: acute necrotizing gingivitis, dental abscess, dry socket, gingivitis, pericoronitis, pulpitis|0 Comments

EM Quick Hits 50 Normal Unenhanced CT Renal Colic DDx, Perichondritis, Magnesium in Pediatric Asthma, Steroids for Pneumonia, OMI Cath Lab Activation

On this month's EM Quick Hits podcast David Carr on differential diagnosis of normal unenhanced CT renal colic, Leeor Sommer on recognition and management of perichondritis and auricular abscess, Suzanne Schuh on IV magnesium sulphate for pediatric asthma, Jess McLaren on Occlusion MI ECG interpretation requiring cath lab activation and Justin Morgenstern on update on steroids for pneumonia... Please support EM Cases with a donation: https://emergencymedicinecases.com/donation/

By Anton Helman|2024-04-02T22:28:35-04:00July 18th, 2023|Categories: Cardiology, Ears Nose & Throat, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, Genitourinary, Medical Specialty, Pediatrics, Respirology|Tags: ACS, atrial fibrillation, chest pain, community acquired pneumonia, ECG, hyperacute T wave, magnesium sulphate, occlusion MI, pediatric asthma, PRAM score, renal infarct, Sgarbosa criteria, STEMI, steroids|0 Comments

Ep 184 Must Know Drug Interactions in Emergency Medicine

We miss potentially dangerous and even lethal drug interactions in EM more often than we realize. In this main episode EM Cases podcast with Dr. David Juurlink and Dr. Walter Himmel we review the common categories of drugs, the high risk patients and the key drug interactions that we need to know about in Emergency Medicine... Please support EM Cases by giving a donation: https://emergencymedicinecases.com/donation/

By Anton Helman|2024-04-02T22:29:39-04:00June 27th, 2023|Categories: Cardiology, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Medical Specialty, Psychiatry, Toxicology|Tags: antidepressants, antipsychotics, DOACs, hyperkalemia, macrolides, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, NSAIDs, opioids, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, phosphate binders, QT prolongation, serotonin syndrome, statins|3 Comments

EM Quick Hits 49 Stroke Management Update, Intussusception, 5 Penetrating Trauma Tips, Skin Foreign Body Hack, CT Radiation Risk, Emergency Fund

On this month's EM Quick HIts podcast: Anand Swaminathan on EVT for large vessel occlusion strokes, Sarah Reid on picking up intussusception, Andrew Petrosoniak on 5 Penetrating Trauma Tips, Peter Toth on using a slit lamp to manage skin foreign body hack, Nour Khatib and Jonathan Wallace on CT Radiation Risk and Matt Poyner on setting up an emergency fund...

By Anton Helman|2023-06-16T10:47:12-04:00June 6th, 2023|Categories: EM Cases, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, Medical Specialty, Neurology, Pediatrics, Plastics, Trauma|Tags: CT radiation, emergency fund, endovascular therapy, GSW, intussusception, ischemic stroke, penetrating trauma, skin foreign body, slip lamp|2 Comments

Ep 183 STIs: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and Genital Lesions – HSV, Syphilis and LVG

In this part 2 of our 2-part series on STIs with Dr. Catherine Varner and Dr. Robyn Shafer we answer such questions as: Why should we care about making the diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in the ED? What combination of clinical features and lab tests should trigger a presumptive diagnosis and empiric treatment of PID? Which patients with PID require admission to hospital? What are the test characteristics of ultrasound for the diagnosis of PID and for Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome? When and how should we work up patients for syphilis in the ED? When should we suspect and empirically treat for lymphogranuloma venereum and granuloma inguinale? does an IUD need to be removed in patients with PID? and many more...

By Anton Helman|2023-06-16T10:48:02-04:00May 23rd, 2023|Categories: EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Genitourinary, Medical Specialty, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Uncategorized|Tags: Chancroid, genital ulcers, granuloma inguinale, LGV, lymphogranuloma venereum, pelvic inflammatory disease, PID, syphilis|0 Comments

Ep 182 STIs: Cervicitis, Vulvovaginitis and Urethritis Emergency Recognition and Management

In this Part 1 or our two-part podcast series on STIs we discuss a general approach to cervicitis, vulvovaginitis and urethritis, elucidate some key historical features, debate who needs a pelvic exam in the ED, understand who needs what testing, debate self swabs vs physician taken swabs, dig into some specific under-recognized organisms like Mycoplasma Genitalium, figure out who needs what kind of empiric treatment, sexual partner treatment and which discharge instructions are key...

By Anton Helman|2023-09-07T16:08:30-04:00May 9th, 2023|Categories: EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Genitourinary, Medical Specialty|Tags: bacterial vaginosis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, mycoplasma genitalium, STI, trichomoniasis|0 Comments

EM Quick Hits 48 – FAST in Pediatric Trauma, Multiple Myeloma, Drowning, AKA, Global EM

In this month's EM Quick Hits: Heather Cary on the use and misuse of abdominal FAST in pediatric trauma, Hans Rosenberg and Arleigh McCurdy on the diagnosis and management of Multiple Myeloma in the ED, David Jerome on practice tips for managing the drowning patient, Brit Long and Michael Gottlieb on the diagnosis and management of Alcohol-Induced Ketoacidosis, Navpreet Sahsi on his journey to becoming a humanitarian and global EM doctor...

By Anton Helman|2023-04-25T10:48:32-04:00April 25th, 2023|Categories: EM Cases, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, Medical Specialty, Oncology, Respirology, Resuscitation, Special Populations, Trauma, Ultrasound|Tags: AKA, alchohol ketoacidosis, drowning, FAST, global EM, multiple myeloma, pediatric trauma|2 Comments

Ep181 Cerebral Venous Thrombosis, Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, Giant Cell Arteritis and Peripartum Headaches

In this episode, Dr. Roy Baskind and Dr. Ahmit Shah answer such questions as: when is an opening pressure on LP required? When should we pull the trigger on ordering a CT venogram in the patient with unexplained headache? Which older patients who present with headache require an ESR/CRP? How do the presentations of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) and idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) compare and contrast? When is it safe to start steroids in the ED for patients suspected of giant cell arteritis (GCA); will starting steroids affect the accuracy of a temporal artery biopsy? How soon should patients suspected of GCA get a temporal artery biopsy? When should we consider posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) and pituitary apoplexy in the peripartum patient? How should we think about the differential diagnosis of vascular headaches? and many more...

By Anton Helman|2023-05-14T17:15:03-04:00April 11th, 2023|Categories: EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Medical Specialty, Neurology|Tags: cerebral venous thrombosis, CT venogram, CVT, Dr. Ahmit Shah, Dr. Roy Baskind, GCA, giant cell arteritis, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, IIH, peripartum headache, PRES, vascular headaches|1 Comment

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