Jun 16, 2025
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD
Educational Pearls:
- A prospective study at the Mayo Clinic Rochester was conducted to examine whether patients actively using their phones on initial assessment in the ED was associated with higher discharge rates
- The study included 292 patients, and only about 15% of patients were on...
Jun 9, 2025
Contributor: Travis Barlock MD
Educational Pearls
- Frank’s sign is a curious physical exam finding first described
in the literature in 1973
- Bilateral earlobe creases are recognized as a marker of coronary artery disease and cerebrovascular disease
- Some studies have found an increase in all-cause mortality...
Jun 2, 2025
Contributor: Taylor Lynch, MD
Educational Pearls:
The KLM Flight Disaster, also known as the Tenerife Airport Disaster, occurred on 27 March 1977. It involved the collision of two Boeing 747 passenger jets from KLM and Pan Am Airlines, resulting in 583 fatalities.
What fell through the cracks to cause this...
May 26, 2025
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD
Educational Pearls:
How do we take care of kids in severe pain?
- There are many non-pharmacologic options for pain (i.e. ice, elevation) as well as more conventional medication options (i.e. acetaminophen, NSAIDS) but in severe pain stronger medications might be indicated.
- These stronger...
May 19, 2025
Contributor: Travis Barlock, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Wheezing is classically heard in asthma and COPD, but it can be
the result of a wide range of processes that cause airflow
limitation
- Narrowed bronchioles lead to turbulent airflow → creates the wheezing
- Crackles (rales) suggest pulmonary edema which is often due...