Oct 4, 2022
Contributor: Don Stader, MD
Educational Pearls:
- There are two major groups of local anesthetics: Amide and Esther
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- To recall what group an anesthetic belongs to, use this memory trick:
Amide has an ‘i’ in the name and
Amide anesthetics have 2 ‘i’s e.g., Lidocaine.
Ester has no ‘i’ and most common...
Oct 3, 2022
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD
Educational Pearls:
- 2020 retrospective study with dat from two California hospitals compared rates of cardiovascular admissions in a five day period two weeks before and the five days after the presidential election
- Hospitalization rate for acute cardiovascular disease increased by...
Sep 27, 2022
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD
Educational Pearls:
- The management of severe asthma or COPD exacerbation is complex, especially when the patient requires intubation/ventilation
- Asthma is an obstructive airway disease that can cause air trapping and hyperinflation of the lungs
- To avoid worsening hyperinflation...
Sep 26, 2022
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Historically, pancreatitis has been treated with aggressive IV fluid rehydration. Recently published data shows this may not be appropriate.
- A randomized, controlled, multi-hospital trial evaluated outcomes for patients with acute pancreatitis receiving lactated...
Sep 19, 2022
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Recent study looked at the impact of screen time on duration of post-concussive symptoms
- 125 patients aged 12-25 diagnosed with a concussion were randomized to either abstain from or have unrestricted screen time for 48 hours after injury
- Patients with unrestricted...