CanadiEM Podcasts: CRACKCast, ClerkCast, CarmsCast, First Year Diaries
The CanadiEM.org Team
CanadiEM aims to improve emergency care in Canada by building an online community of practice for healthcare practitioners and providing them with high quality, freely available educational resources. Our podcasts are found on this channel and include:
CRACKCast (Core Rosen's and Clinical Knowledge) helps residents to "Turn on their learn on" through podcasts that assist with exam prep by covering essential core content.
ClerkCast: A podcast focused on clinical clerks and their time in emergency medicine. It provides an overview of key topics that help you to rock your EM rotations.
First Year Diaries: A podcast focused on the first year of independent clinical practice in emergency medicine and all of its trials and tribulations.
Physicians as Humans explores the struggles that physicians face and how they have overcome them. From addictions, mental health issues, and all manner of personal crises will be discussed to help let those who are currently struggling know that they are not alone.
CRACKCast (Core Rosen's and Clinical Knowledge) helps residents to "Turn on their learn on" through podcasts that assist with exam prep by covering essential core content.
ClerkCast: A podcast focused on clinical clerks and their time in emergency medicine. It provides an overview of key topics that help you to rock your EM rotations.
First Year Diaries: A podcast focused on the first year of independent clinical practice in emergency medicine and all of its trials and tribulations.
Physicians as Humans explores the struggles that physicians face and how they have overcome them. From addictions, mental health issues, and all manner of personal crises will be discussed to help let those who are currently struggling know that they are not alone.
Episodes
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Jan 9, 2017 • 33min
CRACKCast E057 - Knee & Lower Leg
This episode covers Chapter 57 of Rosen’s Emergency Medicine. 1) List contents of popliteal fossa 2) Describe Ottawa knee Rule 3) Describe Schatzker classification for tibial plateaus fractures 4) Describe the Insall-Salvati ratio 5) Describe the management of a knee dislocation 6) Describe the management and classification of patellar fracture and dislocation 7) List 6 overuse syndromes 8) Describe the sensory and motor function of nerves of the lower extremity 9) Describe the 4 compartments of the lower leg and their contents 10) Describe the management of Tibial tubercle fractures and Osgood-Schlatter Disease 11) List 4 complications of tibial shaft fractures 12) Describe the management of proximal fibula fractures Wisecracks What is a Baker’s cyst and how is it managed? What are extensor mechanism injuries in the knee? DDx of acute onset calf pain?
Jan 2, 2017 • 22min
CRACKCast E056 - Hip and Femur
This episode covers Chapter 56 of Rosen’s Emergency Medicine. 1) List 3 compartments of leg and contents 2) List 8 causes of AVN (traumatic and atraumatic) 3) List 5 most common primary cancers metastatic to bone 4) List 15 causes of hip pain without an obvious hip fracture 5) List 3 techniques for reduction of the hip 6) Describe 4 types of hip dislocation. Wisecracks Pediatric hip/femur pathology? Hip dislocations Classification of femur fractures 6 causes of a child with a limp
Dec 26, 2016 • 25min
CRACKcast E055 - Pelvic Trauma
This episode covers Chapter 55 of Rosen’s Emergency Medicine. 1) Describe common pelvic fractures and their classification A)Young-Burgess classification B)Tile classification C)Denis classification 2) List 3 categories of complications of pelvic fractures 3) Describe the approach and management of hemodynamically unstable pelvic fracture. 4) List 5 radiographic cues to posterior arch fractures 5) What is the management of penetrating pelvic trauma Wisecracks: 1) How are open pelvic fractures diagnosed and managed? 2) What is the classification of acetabular fractures? 3) How are coccygeal fractures managed?
Dec 19, 2016 • 29min
CRACKCast E054 - MSK Back Pain
This episode covers Chapter 54 of Rosen’s Emergency Medicine. 1) Describe the myotomes and dermatomes L3-S1 2) List 4 Red Flag Diagnoses with associated RFs, Hx, PEX findings 3) Describe SLR, crossed-SLR, flip-test, reverse SLR and their implications 4) List 5 indications for Xray in low back pain 5) Discuss the discrimination of functional from organic back pain 6) Describe the management of: a. Fracture b. Cauda Equina Syndrome c. Spinal Infection d. Vertebral Malignancy e. Simple Radiculopathy 7) List 8 DDx for Thoracic back pain Wisecracks: Backpain treatment cocktails? When to order the CT scan? How to estimate the amount of post-void residual volume with ultrasound?
Dec 12, 2016 • 34min
CRACKCast E053 - Shoulder
Dec 5, 2016 • 27min
CRACKCast E052 - Elbow And Humerus
This episode covers Chapter 52 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine. Describe an approach to the pediatric elbow Classify supracondylar fractures in children List 3 complications of supracondylar fractures Describe the management of supracondylar fractures Describe the management of humeral shaft fractures – displaced and non-displaced Describe 3 injuries common in Little-leaguer's elbow Describe the management and classification of radial head fractures Describe the expected neurovascular injuries and management of posterior elbow dislocations List the indications for x-ray in radial head subluxation Describe the management of olecranon bursitis
Nov 28, 2016 • 29min
CRACKCast E051 - Wrist And Forearm
This episode covers Chapter 51 of Rosen’s Emergency Medicine. 1) Describe normal radiographic relationships: Radial length measurement Radial inclination Volar Tilt Scapholunate angle Capitolunate angle Wrist arcs 2) Describe xray findings and management of Scaphoid fracture Lunate fracture Triquetral fracture 3) Describe Mayfield’s stages of carpal instability 4) Describe DISI and VISI 5) Describe xray findings and management of Colles’ Smith’s Barton’s Hutchinson’s / Chauffer’s DRUJ Disruption 6) Describe management of pediatric Forearm fractures Torus fractures Greenstick fractures 7) List 8 RFs for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome + Describe 2 tests for CTS 8) Describe the Monteggia and Galeazzi’s fracture patterns
Nov 21, 2016 • 47min
CRACKCast E050 - Hand
Nov 14, 2016 • 33min
CRACKCast E049 - General Orthopedic Principles
Nov 7, 2016 • 28min
