May 26, 2013

Distal Radial Fractures

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Distal Radial Fractures are one of the most common fractures we see in the ED, but how important is it to get a perfect reduction? Is it even worthwhile to try?

Academic Emergency Medicine

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Academia versus the privates. Where to now? The medicine is the same…but the day to day of your job is quite different. Scott Weingart from emcrit and Rob Rogers from emrap educators podcast join ercast for the session.

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 [...]

MRSA and Abscess Part 1

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Dr. Greg Moran, the ultimate Jedi Master of emergency medicine infectious disease, talks with ercast about MRSA, abscesses, decolonization therapy, cellulitis and SO much more.

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.

Suicide Risk

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Suicide risk assessment in the emergency department