respiratory emergency medicine

EM Quick Hits 33 Polytrauma Tips & Tricks, Toxic Megacolon, ECG in PE, Patch Calls, CT Before LP, Nebulized Ketamine

In this month's EM Quick Hits podcast, Anand Swaminathan on tips and tricks in polytrauma, Rohit Mohindra on diagnosis and management of toxic megacolon, Jesse McLaren on ECG in pulmonary embolism, Victoria Myers on approach to the patch call for cardiac arrest, Brit Long on when to do a CT head before LP, Salim Rezaie on nebulized ketamine - the ketaBAN study...

By Anton Helman|2022-05-03T21:15:05-04:00October 18th, 2021|Categories: Cardiology, EM Cases, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Respirology, Resuscitation, Trauma, Ultrasound, Uncategorized|Tags: cardiac arrest, colitis, ECG, ketamine, lumbar puncture, meningitis, nebulized ketamine, pseudo PEA, pulmonary embolism, right heart strain, trauma resuscitation|1 Comment

ECG Cases 26: Pulmonary Embolism and Acute RV Strain

In this month's ECG Cases Dr. Jesse McLaren runs through 10 cases and explains how the ECG can be integral in the diagnosis and management of pulmonary embolism, even though it is not incorporated into any of the commonly used decision tools for diagnosis of pulmonary embolism...

By Jesse McLaren|2021-10-18T21:20:10-04:00October 18th, 2021|Categories: Cardiology, ECG Cases, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Medical Specialty, Respirology|Tags: ECG, ECG cases, pulmonary embolism, RV strain|2 Comments

Ep 158 Management of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax

In this main episode podcast we discuss the conservative management of large spontaneous pneumothorax, when a pigtail chest tube with Heimlich valve is indicated, detection of persistent air leak, removal of chest tube, surgical indications for spontaneous pneumothorax, management pitfalls and more...

By Anton Helman|2022-10-29T17:47:37-04:00July 27th, 2021|Categories: EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Medical Specialty, Respirology, Ultrasound|Tags: air leak, chest tube, Heimlich valve, needle aspiration, pigtail catheter, thoracentesis|5 Comments

Journal Jam 17 – Steroids for CAP and COVID Pneumonia

What are the indications for steroids in patients with pneumonia besides those with concurrent COPD exacerbations, ARDS or adrenal shock? What is the evidence for benefit for steroids in CAP, the flu and COVID pneumonia? And if there is benefit, do those benefits outweigh the potential harms? To help us sort this out, Justin and Anton have the mighty return of a special guest - Dr. Andrew Morris in this Journal Jam podcast...

By Anton Helman|2023-05-14T18:13:59-04:00January 25th, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Journal Jam, Medical Specialty, Respirology|Tags: CAP, community acquired pneumonia, COVID-19, dexamenthasone, Dr. Andrew Morris, EBM, hydrocortisone, methylprednisolone|0 Comments

EM Quick Hits 23 – Clinical Probability Adjusted D-dimer, ARDS Part 2, Pharyngitis Mimics, Barotrauma, Vertigo, CPR Gender-Based Differences

In this month's EM Quick Hits podcast we have Salim Rezaie on clinical probability adjusted D-dimer for pulmonary embolism, Bourke Tillmann on ARDS for the ED Part 2, Brit Long & Michael Gottlieb on pharyngitis mimics, Justin Hensley on the many faces of barotrauma, Hans Rosenberg & Peter Johns on assessment of continuous vertigo and Justin Morgenstern & Jeannette Wolfe on gender-based differences in CPR...

By Anton Helman|2023-02-06T13:15:47-05:00October 27th, 2020|Categories: Ears Nose & Throat, EM Cases, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, Medical Specialty, Neurology, Respirology, Resuscitation, Trauma|Tags: Adjusted D-dimer, ARDS, Barotrauma, CPR, Pharyngitis Mimics, vertigo|4 Comments

EM Quick Hits 21 TXA in GI Bleed, Pediatric DKA, POCUS for Shoulder Dislocations, Lisfranc Injuries, Dexamethasone for COVID Pneumonia, Consultation Tips

Salim Rezaie on HALT-IT trial for TXA in unstable GI bleed, Sarah Reid on pediatric DKA update in fluid management and cerebral edema, Hans Rosenberg on POCUS in shoulder dislocations via CJEM, Arun Sayal on Lisfranc injury pearls and pitfalls, Justin Morgenstern on RECOVERY Trial for Dexamethasone in COVID pneumonia, Walter Himmel on getting what you need from consultants...

By Anton Helman|2022-03-30T13:56:54-04:00August 11th, 2020|Categories: EM Cases, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, Gastroenterology, Hematology, Medical Specialty, Orthopaedics, Pediatrics, Respirology|Tags: consulting, COVID-19, dexamethasone, GI bleed, HALT-IT, Lisfranc, pediatric DKA, pneumonia, POCUS, shoulder dislocation, tranexamic acid, TXA|0 Comments

EM Quick Hits 20 Imaging Renal Colic, Human Trafficking, Atrial Fibrillation During COVID, Transvenous Pacemaker Placement, COVID Lung POCUS, COVID Derm, Virtual Simulation

Justin Morgenstern on imaging choices in renal colic, Hanni Stoklosa on recognition and management of human trafficking, Rohit Mohindra on management of atrial fibrillation during COVID-19, Anand Swaminathan on transvenous pacemaker placement, Rob Simard on COVID-19 lung POCUS, Brit Long on COVID-19 dermatology and Sarah Foohey & Paul Koblic on virtual simulation...

By Anton Helman|2020-07-01T11:20:50-04:00June 30th, 2020|Categories: Cardiology, EM Cases, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, Medical Specialty, Pediatrics, Respirology, Resuscitation, Special Populations, Ultrasound|Tags: atrial fibirillation, cardioversion, COVID-19, electrical cardioversion, Human Trafficking, lung POCUS, pacemaker, procainamide, renal colic, simulation training|1 Comment

EM Quick Hits 18 Conservative Management Pneumothorax, Microdosing Buprenorphine, Practical Use of CRITOE, Canadian TIA Score, Pediatric Surviving Sepsis Guidelines, Safety of Peripheral Vasopressors

Justin Morgenstern on watchful waiting for large spontaneous pneumothoraces, Michelle Klaiman on mirco-dosing buprenorphine for opiate use disorder, Arun Sayal on the practical application of CRITOE in pediatric elbow fractures, Jeff Perry on The Canadian TIA Score, Sarah Reid on updated pediatric surviving sepsis guidelines, Salim Rezaie (Best of REBELEM) on safety of vasopressor administration through peripheral IVs...

By Anton Helman|2020-11-29T15:16:57-05:00May 5th, 2020|Categories: EM Cases, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, Medical Specialty, Orthopaedics, Respirology, Special Populations|Tags: buprenorphine, Canadian TIA Score, CRITOE, elbow fracture, pediatric sepsis, peripheral vasopressors, pneumothorax, TIA|3 Comments

EM Quick Hits 16 COVID-19 Oxygenation Strategies, Trauma Care, Addictions Considerations, Cardiovascular Complications and Compassionate Care

Anand Swaminathan on oxygenation strategies for COVID-19 learned from the New York experience, Andrew Petrosoniak on trauma care modifications in the COVID-19 era, Michelle Klaiman on addiction medicine considerations, Brit Long & Michael Gottlieb on cardiac complications of COVID-19 and Leeor Sommer on physician compassion and preserving patients' humanity...

By Anton Helman|2022-05-03T21:16:59-04:00April 7th, 2020|Categories: Cardiology, COVID-19, EM Cases, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, Medical Specialty, Respirology, Resuscitation|Tags: alcohol withdrawal, COVID-19, HFNC, myocarditis, oxygenation, proning|6 Comments

EM Quick Hits 14 – COVID-19 Your Colleagues’ Experiences and Practical Tips

In this special edition EM Quick Hits podcast, Drs. Eddy Lang, Salim Rezaie, Anand Swaminathan, Jonathan Sherbino and Reuben Strayer share their experience with the COVID-19 pandemic and offer some practical tips...

By Anton Helman|2020-11-29T15:14:56-05:00March 24th, 2020|Categories: COVID-19, EM Cases, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, Medical Specialty, Respirology, Special Populations|Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19|0 Comments