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Ep 223 Epistaxis Management: A Step-Wise Approach

Epistaxis is usually straightforward—until it isn’t. How can you distinguish an anterior bleed from a dangerous posterior bleed? What’s the best sequence for compression, vasoconstrictors, TXA, cautery and packing? When should you reach for an anterior balloon tampon or posterior dual balloon? And how do you manage the airway when torrential bleeding fills the oropharynx? In this Epistaxis Management Deep Dive, Anton is joined by emergency physician Dr. Leeor Sommer and otolaryngologist Dr. Doron Sommer for a practical step-wise approach to everything from the routine nosebleed to life-threatening hemorrhage... If you find EM Cases useful in your practice, please consider making a donation to help us keep producing free, open-access emergency medicine education here: https://emergencymedicinecases.com/donation/

By Anton Helman|2026-09-29T17:33:24-04:00September 29th, 2026|Categories: Ears Nose & Throat, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Medical Specialty, Resuscitation|Tags: airway management, Anterior Epistaxis, ENT Emergencies, epistaxis, Epistaxis Management, Nasal Packing, Nosebleed, Posterior Epistaxis, tranexamic acid|0 Comments

Ep 193 The Crashing Asthmatic – Recognition and Management of Life Threatening Asthma

In this part 2 of our 2-part podcast on asthma with Dr. Sameer Mal and Dr. Leeor Sommer, we dig into the recognition and management of life-threatening asthma. We answer such questions as: what are the key elements in recognition of threatening asthma? What are the most time-sensitive interventions required to break the vicious cycle of asthma? What are the best options for dosing and administering magnesium sulphate, epinephrine, fentanyl and ketamine in the management of the crashing asthmatic? What is the role of NIPPV in the management of life-threatening asthma? What are the factors we should consider when it comes to indications for endotracheal intubation of the crashing asthmatic? What role do blood gases play in the decision to intubate? What are the most appropriate ventilation strategies in the intubated asthma patient? and many more... Please support EM Cases with a donation: https://emergencymedicinecases.com/donation/

By Anton Helman|2024-06-18T19:36:16-04:00April 2nd, 2024|Categories: EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Medical Specialty, Respirology, Resuscitation|Tags: airway management, Dr. Leeor Sommer, Dr. Sameer Mal, endotracheal intubation, fentanyl, ketamine, NIPPV, SABA, salbutamol, ventilation settings|4 Comments

Ep 169 Cardiac Arrest Controversies – Chest Compressions, Dual Defibrillation, Medications and Airway

In this first part of our 2-part series on Cardiac Arrest Controversies Rob Simard, Bourke Tillman, Sara Gray and Scott Weingart discuss with Anton how best to ensure high quality chest compressions, the pros and cons of mechanical CPR, the literature on dual sequential defibrillation and optimizing pad placement, epinephrine vs vasopressin, amiodarone vs lidocaine, when to consider IV calcium and sodium bicarbonate, esmolol, airway considerations, sedation in cardiac arrest, the pros and cons of end-tidal CO2 and more...

By Anton Helman|2025-09-25T12:17:07-04:00May 24th, 2022|Categories: Cardiology, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Medical Specialty, Resuscitation|Tags: airway management, amiodarone, chest compressions, CPR, defibrillation, dual defibrillation, end tidal CO2, epinephrine, esmolol, mechanical CPR, norepinephrine, refractory VF, sodium bicarbonate, vasopressin|3 Comments