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...
Sep 13, 2022
Contributor: Travis Barlock, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Most oxygen in the body is bound to hemoglobin, forming oxyhemoglobin. Less than 1% of the oxygen in the body is dissolved in plasma.
- Pulse Oximeters (Pulse Ox) function by emitting wavelengths of light from one side, and capturing the amount absorbed on the opposite...
Sep 12, 2022
Contributor: Nick Tsipis, MD
Educational Pearls:
- PO medications are less frequently used in the ED due to their longer onset of action
- The position the patient is in when given PO medications may affect how quickly the medication is absorbed
- The quicker the medication passes through the stomach into the small...