Emergency Medicine Cases

Experts Dr. Arun Sayal and Dr. Matt DiStefano discuss commonly missed wrist injuries in the ED. They cover topics like DRUJ injuries, x-ray views for diagnosis, and management of fractures including Colles vs Barton's vs Smith's. Key x-ray signs for wrist injuries and TFC tears in distal radius fractures are highlighted.

Topics include: management of postpartum hemorrhage, serotonin syndrome, severe TBI and brain herniation syndromes, ulcerative colitis, pediatric c-spine immobilization controversies, and the difference between humanitarian and development work.

Learn about the key principles and approach to managing hemoptysis in the emergency department. Topics include differentiating hemoptysis from pseudohemoptysis, the use of tranexamic acid, suctioning blood from the airway during intubation, the role of bronchoscopy, and how hemorrhage control strategy changes with pulmonary embolism. The podcast also discusses preparations and equipment for managing hemoptysis, the utility of CT scans and point-of-care ultrasound, and various strategies for intubation and airway management. Additionally, it covers the importance of reliable suction, alternative options if inadequate, and the approach and interventions for managing hemoptysis.

Experts like Sarah Reid, Brit Long, Justin Morgenstern, and others discuss Infant Vomiting, Orbital Cellulitis essentials, Prehospital TXA in Trauma, Prevention and Treatment of Delirium, Procedural Skills Decay, and Altitude Sickness in this informative podcast.

Dr. Ben McKenzie, EM physician and a PhD candidate, discusses the AMAX4 algorithm for anaphylaxis and asthma resuscitation. Topics include predicting severity, securing the airway, simulations, paralytics and bronchodilators, and taking action against anaphylaxis and severe asthma.

Topics discussed on this podcast include the role of methylene blue in septic shock, techniques for reducing TMJ dislocations, a phenotypic approach to Crohn's disease emergencies, evidence-based analgesics in renal colic, the importance of inhaled steroids for asthma treatment, and the current state of hypocalcemia in bleeding trauma patients.

Drs. Nash and Ngo discuss traumatic dental emergencies, including reimplantation of avulsed teeth, time-sensitive dental trauma emergencies, imaging techniques, preferred solution for avulsed tooth transport, dental splinting methods, handling avulsed teeth, indications for antibiotics, chlorhexidine rinses, treatment for persistent dental hemorrhage, anatomy of teeth and fractures, signs of trauma and dental pain management, types of dental blocks for pain relief, and use of antibiotics in dental trauma.

This podcast covers atraumatic dental emergencies such as infections, cellulitis, acute necrotizing gingivitis, pericoronitis, and dry socket. It discusses the causes and management of dental pain, treatment options for dental infections, and atramatic dental pain and its management. The hosts also explore various dental emergencies and their management, including signs of deep facial pain infection and abscesses.

On this month's EM Quick Hits podcast David Carr on differential diagnosis of normal unenhanced CT renal colic, Leeor Sommer on recognition and management of perichondritis and auricular abscess, Suzanne Schuh on IV magnesium sulphate for pediatric asthma, Jess McLaren on Occlusion MI ECG interpretation requiring cath lab activation and Justin Morgenstern on update on steroids for pneumonia... Please support EM Cases with a donation: https://emergencymedicinecases.com/donation/

We miss potentially dangerous and even lethal drug interactions in EM more often than we realize. In this main episode EM Cases podcast with Dr. David Juurlink and Dr. Walter Himmel we review the common categories of drugs, the high risk patients and the key drug interactions that we need to know about in Emergency Medicine... Please support EM Cases by giving a donation: https://emergencymedicinecases.com/donation/