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Hyperglycemia 28 Jul 2013 | 08:35 am
ercast.org Hyperglycemia Should we treat asymptomatic hyperglycemia in the emergency department? Endocrinologist Dr. Liz Stephens sets the record straight when it comes to about asymptomatic hypergl...
Order out of chaos 30 Jun 2013 | 09:51 am
ercast.org Order out of chaos Do you ever feel stressed and overwhelmed at work? I sure do. Life in the emergency department is chaotic and packed with pressure from all angles. Sometimes it feels li...
Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) for DVT 30 May 2013 | 12:35 am
ercast.org Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) for DVT Rivaroxaban for acute deep venous thrombosis When we have a standard therapy for a disease, in this case vitamin K antagonists (VKA) for deep venous thrombos...
Pulmonary embolism in pregnancy with Jeff Kline 24 Apr 2013 | 09:58 pm
ercast.org Pulmonary embolism in pregnancy with Jeff Kline What is the best way to evaluate a pregnant patient in whom you suspect pulmonary embolism? There is no definitive guideline, but there is n...
IV Contrast fact and fiction 3 Apr 2013 | 07:39 pm
ercast.org IV Contrast fact and fiction There are times when the safety of IV contrast can be a confusing quagmire. We know that iodinated contrast for CT scans can hurt the kidneys. But is it harmfu...
Bath Salts and Synthetic Marijuana 21 Mar 2013 | 08:25 pm
ercast.org Bath Salts and Synthetic Marijuana Bath salts (not the kind you put in the tub) and synthetic marijuana – agitated delirium, kidney failure, and death. The new drugs of abuse come with a h...
Medical clearance, Locum Tenens, and Patient Satisfaction: Rant off 2013 8 Mar 2013 | 11:42 pm
ercast.org Medical clearance, Locum Tenens, and Patient Satisfaction: Rant off 2013 The gloves are off and the vitriol is bubbling hot. This is the episode where you get the mic and tell the world wh...
The birth of emergency medicine: Greg Henry and Don Stader 28 Feb 2013 | 10:47 am
ercast.org The birth of emergency medicine: Greg Henry and Don Stader How did emergency medicine evolve into its current incarnation? It wasn’t always a smooth ride and just a few decades ago, there ...
A Primer on Butt Pus 9 Feb 2013 | 06:15 am
ercast.org A Primer on Butt Pus If the rectum were a simple tube, it would be like a fecal sluice gate every time stool arrived. But itʼs not just a tube. It has an elegant sphincter system that can ...
Shoulder Injuries 26 Jan 2013 | 11:53 pm
ercast.org Shoulder Injuries Humerus fractures, shoulder dislocations, broken clavicles, shoulder separations and then some. We cover all the bases of acute shoulder injuries with sports medicine ort...
