May 24, 2013

Why You Should Get a Flu Shot

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I wonder if you are one of those Dumb Asses who do not get the flu shot each year? Yes. Dumb Ass. Big D, big A. You may be allergic to the vaccine, you may have had Guillain Barre, in which case I will cut you some slack. But if you don’t have those conditions and you work in health care and you don’t get a vaccine for one of the following reasons, you are a dumb ass.

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?

Rectal Foreign Bodies

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Welcome to episode 1 where we explore the wonderful world of rectal foreign bodies… Resources: ERCAST Podcast 001 – Rectal Foreign Bodies [Audio mp3 link] Top 10 Rectal Foreign Bodies ERCAST on iTunes