Dec 29, 2021
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Pulse checks are necessary during CPR to check for return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC)
- Previous studies have shown that assessing ROSC with palpating for pulse are not a very consistent
- Study compared palpating pulses at carotid/femoral artery versus a newly...
Dec 28, 2021
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Study of nearly 400 patients evaluating giving calcium during cardiac arrest with the endpoint as return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC)
- Compared giving 1 amp calcium chloride with each round of epinephrine for the first two rounds of epinephrine versus saline...
Dec 21, 2021
Contributor: Peter Bakes, MD
Educational Pearls:
- High concern causes of third trimester vaginal bleeding include placenta previa, placental abruption, or vasa previa
- In placenta previa, the placenta implants over the cervix and this condition
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- Often noted during routine prenatal care on transabdominal ultrasound
Dec 20, 2021
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Study examined patient perceptions of providers wearing traditional white coats, fleece coats and soft-shell jackets
- Found that white coats were seen as more professional than other types of dress
- Also found that female physicians were viewed as less professional than...
Dec 14, 2021
Contributor: Ian Gillman, PA-C
Educational Pearls:
- Acute mesenteric ischemia is a condition where bowel loses blood supply from an acute occlusion of the mesenteric arteries
- A frequent sign is abdominal pain that is out of proportion to the exam
- Atrial fibrillation is one risk factor for mesenteric ischemia
- Treatment...