Sep 28, 2018
Author: John Winkler, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Probiotics are bacteria that are ingested to promote gut health but recent research casts doubt on their effectiveness.
- Recent study suggests that most probiotics that are ingested are killed by stomach acid. Those that remain are not very healthy and are outcompeted by...
Sep 26, 2018
Author: Don Stader, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Recent study suggests we may not need to drain uncomplicated peritonsillar abscesses
- Patients who received medical therapy alone had no difference in complications and failure compared to those who received surgical drainage plus medical therapy
- Medical therapy in study...
Sep 24, 2018
Author: Sam Killian, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Two high quality randomized control trials published in 2018 demonstrated no difference in mortality or neurologic outcomes when using a supraglottic airway compared to endotracheal intubation in out of hospital cardiac arrest
- These two trials enrolled over a combined...
Sep 21, 2018
Author: Ryan Circh, MD
Educational Pearls:
- A “shoulder separation” is when the clavicle separates from the scapula - also referred to as an acromio-clavicular (AC) separation
- Diagnosis is clinical: pain over AC joint, pain with adduction, and difficulty raising harm past horizontal
- Early range of motion can...
Sep 19, 2018
Author: Sam Killian, MD
Educational Pearls:
- MRI machines can generate enough heat from the radiofrequency to cause thermal burns
- Patients with EKG stickers, medication patches, clothing impregnated with metallic ions, etc., can all increase risk of burns
- Even skin-to-skin contact within the patient can cause...