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Ep 130 Community Acquired Pneumonia: Emergency Management

Emergency Medicine Cases

The post Ep 130 Community Acquired Pneumonia: Emergency Management appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

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Ep 115 Emergency Management of the Agitated Patient

Emergency Medicine Cases

The post Ep 115 Emergency Management of the Agitated Patient appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases. There is pathology lurking beneath - psychiatric, medical, traumatic and toxicological diagnoses driving these patients and we just won’t know which until we can safely calm them down.

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Ep 116 Emergency Management of Opioid Misuse, Overdose and Withdrawal

Emergency Medicine Cases

Aaron Orkin discuss the latest in naloxone in opioid overdose cardiac arrest and altered LOA, a 5-step approach to ED opioid withdrawal management and how we can improve mortality and morbidity in patients with opioid use disorder in the era of the opioid epidemic.

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Ep 104 Emergency Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage – The Golden Hour

Emergency Medicine Cases

The post Ep 104 Emergency Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage – The Golden Hour appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases. In this Golden Hour you have a chance to prevent hematoma expansion, stabilize intracerebral perfusion and give your patient the best chance of survival with neurologic recovery.

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The emergency management of mediastinal masses

Don't Forget the Bubbles

You contact ICU, anaesthetics, ENT, and oncology with a plan to attempt more definitive imaging in the prone position (which Ginny tells you is much comfier) What’s the evidence for our emergent management? Arguably, more robust research is neither feasible nor ethical to conduct in such a rare and time-critical emergency.

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EM Quick Hits 12 AFib Early vs Delayed Cardioversion, Snake Bites, Ovarian Torsion Myths, Crystal Meth, Aortic Dissection, Severe Asthma Meds

Emergency Medicine Cases

The post EM Quick Hits 12 AFib Early vs Delayed Cardioversion, Snake Bites, Ovarian Torsion Myths, Crystal Meth, Aortic Dissection, Severe Asthma Meds appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

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EM Quick Hits 5 Ludwig’s Angina, Transient Monocular Vision Loss, D-dimer for PE Workup in Pregnancy, Pediatric Nasal Foreign Bodies, Trimethoprim Drug Interactions, Airway Management in Cardiac Arrest

Emergency Medicine Cases

The post EM Quick Hits 5 Ludwig’s Angina, Transient Monocular Vision Loss, D-dimer for PE Workup in Pregnancy, Pediatric Nasal Foreign Bodies, Trimethoprim Drug Interactions, Airway Management in Cardiac Arrest appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

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