

REBEL Cast
Salim R. Rezaie, MD
Rational Evidence-Based Evaluation of Literature
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Jul 31, 2023 • 27min
REBEL Cast Ep121: The Battle of the Blades – Video Laryngoscopy vs. Direct Laryngoscopy
Background: The ongoing debate between video laryngoscopy (VL) and direct laryngoscopy (DL) has ignited intense debate within the emergency medicine and critical care communities. A recent pragmatic, randomized, multicenter trial (The DEVICE Trial) compared the two techniques to determine if VL outperformed DL in first-pass success (FPS). In this blog post, we explore the study’s ... Read more
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Jul 26, 2023 • 10min
REBEL Core Cast 105.0 – Methylxanthine Toxicity
Take Home Points Methylxanthines are a drug class that includes caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine. The three main mechanisms that account for the clinical presentation of methylxanthine toxicity are: catecholamine release, adenosine antagonism, and phosphodiesterase inhibition. Beta agonism will lead to hyperlactatemia, hypokalemia, hyperglycemia, and tachycardia. Adenosine antagonism may lead to seizures and/or supraventricular tachycardia that ... Read more
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Jul 17, 2023 • 18min
REBEL Cast Ep120: Etomidate vs Ketamine for RSI in the ED?
Background: Standard rapid sequence intubation (RSI) in the emergency department involves administration of an induction agent and a neuroblocking agent in quick succession. RSI inherently carries with it risks of complications such as post-intubation hypotension and cardiac arrest in the most extreme cases. It is possible that the induction agent used could play an important ... Read more
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Jul 5, 2023 • 34min
REBEL Core Cast 104.0 – Subtle ECGs in Acute Coronary Occlusion
Take Home Points Provider assessment of how the patient looks is extremely important. If it looks and feels like a STEMI clinically, get serial ECGs and consult Cardiology immediately. POCUS has been a phenomenal tool in the management and early diagnosis of a lot of abnormal ECG and chest pain presentations. Isolated elevation in aVR ... Read more
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Jun 29, 2023 • 33min
REBEL Cast Ep119: A Discussion with Scott Weingart on the CT FIRST Trial
Back on June 1st, 2023, Swami wrote a blog post on REBEL EM titled, The CT FIRST Trial, Should We Pan-CT After ROSC?. This stemmed a lot of discussion in the background between Swami, myself, and Scott. We felt it was worthwhile to record this as a podcast to better flush out some nuanced points. ... Read more
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Jun 26, 2023 • 17min
REBEL Cast Ep 118: The PROCOAG Trial – 4F-PCC for Trauma Patients?
Background: Hemorrhage is the leading cause of mortality in trauma patients. Interventions such as early application of hemorrhage control, tranexamic acid, reduction of crystalloid fluid administration and balanced ratio blood product transfusion have improved many patients’ outcomes. However, mortality still remains high due to trauma-induced coagulopathy. Some clinicians have advocated for early administration of 4-factor ... Read more
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Jun 7, 2023 • 12min
REBEL Core Cast 103.0 – Caustic Ingestions
Take Home Points Caustics are substances that injure tissue upon physical contact. Caustic potential is not purely a function of pH. The decision to admit is dependent on the history and physical. Vomiting, drooling, and stridor are concerning. Stridor alone or 2/3 symptoms should warrant admission and gastroenterology consultation for potential endoscopy. The lack of ... Read more
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Jun 5, 2023 • 22min
REBEL Cast Ep117: Low Dose vs Standard Dose Take-Home Buprenorphine From the ED
Background Information: Opioid overdose deaths have been increasing in the past twenty years. The national number of overdose deaths from any opioid has increased 62.5% from 2019 to 2021 (from 48,000 to 81,400 annual deaths), which includes prescription opioids (natural and semi-synthetic opioids and methadone), heroin, and synthetic opioids other than methadone including fentanyl (1). Opioid ... Read more
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May 24, 2023 • 27min
REBEL Core Cast 102.0 – Burn Management
Take Home Points The Parkland formula can be used to be a guide for initial fluid resuscitation. This is based on second- and third-degree burns (not first-degree). Utilize response to treatment as a guide to continue fluid resuscitation. Patients in fires in closed spaces for a prolonged time are at risk for airway edema and ... Read more
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May 18, 2023 • 0sec
REBEL Cast Ep116: The CLOVERS Trial – Restrictive vs Liberal Fluids in Sepsis-Induced Hypotension
Background: IV fluids are part of the standard resuscitation bundle in septic shock, however it is unclear if they provide a significant benefit. These patients can have a vasodilated vascular bed and the initial use of fluids is hypothesized to serve two purposes: Augmenting the macrovascular system (stroke volume and cardiac output) and augmenting the ... Read more
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