June 19, 2013

Medical clearance, Locum Tenens, and Patient Satisfaction: Rant off 2013

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The gloves are off and the vitriol is bubbling hot. This is the episode where you get the mic and tell the world what really gets your goat.

Loop Abscess Drainage

ERCAST I love pus If you are an EM:RAP listener, this is the video I talked about in the November episode on abscess management and examine a new technique for draining a cutaneous abscess I am a huge fan of this procedure and use it on most abscesses that I would have otherwise packed. Why [...]

C Diff is never a good thing

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Do you have a habit of taking a z-pack 3 days into your viral URI? Do you work in a hospital or health care setting? Do you have a colon?

Climbing Everest

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Terry O’Connor MD talks with ercast about climbing Mt Everest and being an expedition physician.

The Toxic Neonate

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An interview with Dr. Tim Horeczko about how to recognize and manage the crashing neonate.

AIRWAYCAM loupes

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Today we review airwaycam.com 2x loupes. Tune in and see what we found.

Awake Intubation

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An interview with ED Critical Care 7th degree black belt Scott Weingart, MD from emcrit.org about awake and delayed sequence intubation in the emergency department.