Feb 28, 2022
Contributor: Nick Tsipis, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Acute hyperkalemia is characterized as serum K of 5.4 or higher in non-hemolyzed samples
- Hyperkalemia is commonly associated with end stage renal disease, acute kidney injury or acute renal failure
- Cardiac dysrhythmias are the primary concern with hyperkalemia, common...
Feb 23, 2022
Dr. Kim Nordstrom, a practicing emergency psychiatrist and associate professor with the University of Colorado, discusses various work-up models alongside valuable bedside tools for elderly patients with acute psychosis. In this podcast, she explores the methods to differentiate primary psychiatric psychosis from...
Feb 22, 2022
Contributor: Nick Tsipis, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Observational study in Israel evaluated cohort of vaccinated pregnant women receiving the initial Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine
- Looked at 24,288 newborns with about 16,697 exposed to maternal vaccination in utero
- Longitudinal follow up showed no...
Feb 21, 2022
Contributor: Chris Holmes, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Dr. Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich, of the mid-1800s, was the first physician to suggest temperature was related to disease processes and his measurements set the 37˚C (98.6˚F) as the baseline temperature
- Thermometers were adapted to be sold to the public with...
Feb 15, 2022
Contributor: Jared Scott, MD
Educational Pearls:
- ACEP survey was done in 2018 looking at violence towards staff in the ED with only 10% of those solicited responding
- Survey found 47% of respondents were assaulted and 71% had witnessed violence towards staff
- Regarding what was done about the violence, 28% said patients...