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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Feb 24, 2016 • 37min
CRACKCast E009 - Adult Resuscitation
This episode covers Chapter 9 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine Episode Overview: List 10 etiologies of non-traumatic cardiac arrest List the two most important determinants of good outcomes in cardiac arrest List the components of good quality CPR List 6 ways to monitor CPR What are 3 hard indicators of adequate perfusion during CPR? What are your post-cardiac arrest goals? Wisecracks: List 4 contraindications to CPR ACLS algorithms talk through – you must know! pulseless VT or VF PEA list all the 5H’s and 5T’s asystole respiratory arrest brain arrest / cognitive arrest Sleuthing out why the patient arrested? (our approach to the hx and physical)
Feb 22, 2016 • 16min
CRACKCast E008 - Brain Resuscitation
This episode covers Chapter 8 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine. Episode Overview: Describe 6 therapeutic interventions for the post-arrest brain List 5 techniques for initiating therapeutic hypothermia List 4 mechanisms of therapeutic hypothermia in improving neurological outcome Wisecracks: What components make up cerebral blood flow and CPP? (shownotes only) Essential Evidence: Target Temperature Management at 33 C vs 36 C after Cardiac Arrest (Nielsen et al., 2013)
Feb 17, 2016 • 25min
CRACKCast E007 - Blood Products
This episode covers Chapter 7 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine. Episode Overview: Describe the 3 categories of blood antigens Who is the universal donor and why? Define massive transfusion List 5 physiologic complications of massive transfusion What are the indications for the administration of: pRBCs / FFP / Platelets** / Cryoprecipitate List 6 complications of blood transfusions and their management Wisecracks: What are the components of octaplex? When is it indicated? What is FEIBA? List the three types of plasma that are available from the blood bank? What are the absolute and off-label uses for recombinant factor VII? Which products are most likely to result in sepsis? What is a hyperhemolytic crisis?
4 snips
Feb 8, 2016 • 27min
CRACKCast E006 - Shock
Explore the five causes of shock and how lactate levels can inform management. Dive into SIRS, sepsis, and their severe forms, with essential diagnostic criteria. Discover the intricacies of early goal-directed therapy in septic patients, and learn about the complexities of cardiogenic shock management. Understand how cardiovascular obstructions affect blood flow, from pulmonary embolism to cardiac tamponade. Plus, memorable mnemonics help simplify the various types of distributive shock for critical care professionals.
Feb 4, 2016 • 10min
CRACKCast E005 - Patient Monitoring
This episode covers Chapter 5 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine. Episode Overview List 6 situations when pulse oximetry is not useful? List 10 situations when capnography is useful? Describe the ETCO2 curve? List four indications for invasive blood pressure monitoring?
Feb 4, 2016 • 29min
CRACKCast E004 - Procedural Sedation and Analgesia
This episode covers Chapter 4 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine. Episode Overview: What are the depths of procedural sedation (PSA)? Describe the continuum of procedural sedation? Describe the recommended personnel and monitoring during PSA? What are contraindications for PSA in the ED? What agents can be used for procedural sedation and analgesia? Describe ASA classification system? Describe appropriate discharge instructions for patients post-procedural sedation? List 8 complications / side effects of ketamine and how some can be treated? List 4 situations when ketamine may be contraindicated? List 4 side effects of propofol in procedural sedation?
Jan 21, 2016 • 17min
CRACKCast E003 - Pain
This episode covers Chapter 3 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine. Episode Overview: Describe the steps in the afferent pain pathway? Differentiate between acute and chronic pain? List options for pain management at various steps in pain perception? Describe the different methods of assessing pain for all ages List 4 side effects of NSAIDS, what factors increase risk of GI bleeding? What is the mechanism of action of local anesthetics? What are the two classes? What is the toxic dose of lidocaine and bupivacaine? What are expected toxicities? How are they treated? List 6 techniques for reducing pain of injection of local anesthetic. List one topical anesthetic for intact skin, mucous membranes, and open skin What is the dose of sucrose in a neonate for anesthesia?
Jan 15, 2016 • 10min
CRACKCast E002 - Mechanical Ventilation
This episode covers Chapter 2 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine. Episode Overview: What are Indications and contraindications to NIPPV? Describe your initial BePAP or CPAP settings? What are good initial vent settings? How do you troubleshoot the crashing patient on the ventilator?
4 snips
Jan 14, 2016 • 13min
CRACKCast E001 - Airway
This episode covers Chapter 1 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine. Episode Overview: How do you make the decision to intubate a patient? What are predictors of difficult bag valve mask ventilation? What are the predictors of difficult intubation? What are the predictors of difficult LMA insertion? What are the predictors of a difficult surgical airway? Differentiate non-depolarizing vs. depolarizing paralytic agents? What are the contraindications to succinylcholine?
Jan 13, 2016 • 11min
CRACKCast E000 - An Interview with Peter Rosen
In this first and very special episode of CRACKCast we interview the legend himself, Dr. Peter Rosen. A huge thank you Dr. Peter Rosen for making his time available for this. Portions of the interview will be showing up in later episodes. Remember: "study from fear"
