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Emergency Medical Minute is medicine's most prolific podcast. Geared towards physicians, nurses and paramedics! Tune in weekly for real, raw and relevant medical education.

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Episode 928: Neutropenic Fever

Oct 28 2024 5 mins  
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 system is the weakest It is useful to know the specific type

Episode 927: Functional Gallbladder Syndrome

Oct 22 2024 5 mins  
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 epigastric pain Pancreatitis - pain that radiates to the bac

Episode 926: Supraventricular Tachycardia

Oct 21 2024 6 mins  
Contributor: Taylor Lynch MD Supraventricular tachycardias (SVTs) arise above the bundle of His The term SVT includes AV nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT), atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia (AVRT), atrial tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, and multifocal atrial tachycardia AVNRT is the most common form of SVT Paroxysmal Spontaneous or provoked by

Episode 925: Table Sugar for Tongue Entrapment

Oct 14 2024 1 mins  
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Pediatric case study where the child’s tongue was stuck in the opening of a hard plastic drink lid Entrapment restricts circulation which causes fluid to build and the tongue becomes more edematous with time There is a risk of ischemia with prolonged entrapment Initially tried 2% viscous lidocaine for analgesia and lubri

Episode 924: Pregnancy Cold Remedies

Oct 07 2024 5 mins  
Contributor: Megan Hurley, MD Educational Pearls: Fevers Tylenol Up until 20 weeks NSAIDs are ok but after 20 weeks they are contraindicated Can limit the amount of amniotic fluid produced Can lead to growth restriction Can cause premature closure of the ductus arteriosus Cough Cough drops Humidifier Guafenesine and dextromethorphan (Mucinex) is not well studied

Episode 923: Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury

Sep 30 2024 3 mins  
Contributor: Travis Barlock MD Educational Pearls: Assessment of head and neck vascular injury due to blunt trauma Symptomatic patients require screening head and neck CT angiography EAST guidelines include the following criteria for a screening CT angiography in blunt head trauma: Unexplained neurological deficits Arterial nosebleed GCS 6 Petrous bone fracture

Episode 922: Chest Tube Irrigation

Sep 23 2024 2 mins  
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Hemothorax: blood in the pleural cavity, most commonly due to chest trauma Treatment: thoracostomy tube for blood drainage helps to avoid clotting, scarring, and infection A recent study looked at patients with hemothorax who either received or did not receive thoracic irrigation with saline Evaluated incidence of secon

Episode 921: Pediatric Hypoglycemia

Sep 22 2024 4 mins  
Contributor: Taylor Lynch, MD Educational Pearls: When it comes to hypoglycemia, the age dictates possible causes Neonate: Hormonal deficiency Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (21-hydroxylase deficiency, 11β-hydroxylase deficiency) Primary or Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency leading to cortisol deficiency Hypopituitarism Inborn errors of metabolism Systemic infectio

Laboring Under Pressure Episode 3: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy with Dr. Kiersten Williams

Sep 12 2024 28 mins  
Contributor: Kiersten Williams MD, Travis Barlock MD, Jeffrey Olson MS3 Show Pearls Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are one of the leading causes of maternal mortality worldwide. Hypertension (HTN) complicates 2-8% of pregnancies The definition of HTN in pregnancy is a systolic 140 or diastolic 90, measured 4 hours apart There is a range of HTN disorders Chronic HTN

Episode 920: Pediatric Growth Estimates

Sep 09 2024 6 mins  
Contributor: Sean Fox, MD Educational Pearls: Newborns may lose up to 10% of their birth weight in the first week of life Weight loss is greatest in exclusively breastfed infants Should regain birth weight by age 2 weeks Newborns should gain an average of 30g (1 oz) per day in the first 3 months of life Some will gain more and some will gain less Infants double thei