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Emergency Medical Minute

 

Episode 930: Holding Costs

Nov 11, 2024

Contributor: Aaron Lessen MD

Educational Pearls:

  • A study evaluated the patient-care impact and financial costs of holding patients in the ED, a nationwide issue

    • Prospective, observational study of acute stroke management

    • Conducted at a large urban, comprehensive stroke center

  • The study evaluated patients...


Nov 4, 2024

Contributor: Aaron Lessen MD

Educational Pearls:

  • Aortic injury occurs in 1.5-2% of patients who sustain blunt thoracic trauma

    • Majority are caused by automobile collisions or motorcycle accidents

    • Due to sudden deceleration mechanism accidents

  • Clinical manifestations

    • Signs of hypovolemic shock including...


Oct 31, 2024

Laboring Under Pressure Episode 4: Obstetric Emergency in South Africa with Dr. Meghan Hurley

Contributors: Meghan Hurley MD, Travis Barlock MD, Jeffrey Olson MS3

Show Pearls

Map of South Africa Referenced

South Africa Geography Lesson

  • There is a big disparity between Cape Town and its neighbor Khayelitsha.

  • Cape...


Oct 28, 2024

Contributor: Taylor Lynch, MD

Educational Pearls:

What is neutropenic fever?

  • Specific type of fever that is seen in cancer patients and other patients with impaired immune systems

  • These patients are highly susceptible to infection

  • Typically occurs 7-10 days after the last chemotherapy dose, this is when the immune...


Oct 22, 2024

Contributor: Jorge Chalit-Hernandez, OMS3

  • Typically presents with biliary colic

    • Right upper quadrant abdominal pain lasting more than 30 minutes and subsiding over several hours

    • Often associated with fatty meals but not always

  • Must rule out other causes of pain

    • Peptic ulcer disease - typically presents with...