Sep 30, 2020
Emergency Medical Minute collaborated with CarePoint Health in early March for a night of education on Pediatric Emergencies geared towards mid-level providers at a local Denver brewery for our latest Brewcast. Pediatric patients require special considerations compared to adults when receiving medical care, and that...
Sep 29, 2020
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD
Educational Pearls:
- True allergies to penicillin compared to reported allergies from patients ranges around 10%
- Recent study took patients undergoing sensitivity tests and developed the PEN(icillin)-FAST score to address reported penicillin allergies
- PEN-FAST has four components for a...
Sep 28, 2020
Contributor: Don Stader, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Local anesthetics injected directly into wounds can cause distortion - especially important in facial lacerations
- Several blocks can be helpful to help numb branches of the trigeminal nerve (CN V) which innervates the face:
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- Supraorbital nerve block: blocks...
Sep 23, 2020
General Counsel attorney, Debi Smith, joins Dr. Nick Tsipis to discuss the ins and outs of healthcare law. Many people forget that a subpoena only compels attendance to a court date, it does not compel one to provide any information on a case without a specific HIPAA compliant authorization for use and disclosure of...
Sep 22, 2020
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Early antibiotics have been shown to improve outcomes in septic patients time after time
- Emerging evidence challenges the concept of one-size-fits-all large fluid boluses for septic shock patients and fluid may worsen patients who have underlying...