Saving Patients from Themselves
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Source: Everyday Medicine for Physicians - September 28, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Pediatric Foreign Body Ingestions
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Source: Everyday Medicine for Physicians - September 5, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Pediatric Foreign Body Ingestions
It's just a fact of life that kids put a little bit of everything in their mouths. Occasionally, a child will ingest an object, and that may pose a threat. The incidence of children ingesting button batteries and magnets has increased over the past several years, and both present a significant short-term and long-term risk to the child. In this episode, Dr. Ryan Stanton talks about what to watch for and some unique considerations for button battery ingestions. (Source: Everyday Medicine for Physicians)
Source: Everyday Medicine for Physicians - July 25, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Rattling the Skull
Emergency physicians frequently see children after a fall, and parents are always convinced their child is minutes from certain death. But Dr. Ryan Stanton asks, what does the research say is the most appropriate evaluation? His latest podcast puts together the pieces for evaluating pediatric head injuries. (Source: Everyday Medicine for Physicians)
Source: Everyday Medicine for Physicians - February 28, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Is the D-dimer Worthwhile?
The D-dimer was touted as the test to eliminate unnecessary contrasted chest scans. But Dr. Ryan Stanton says emergency physicians have found just the opposite, and are doing more PE scans than ever before. What is an EP to do? In his latest podcast, Dr. Stanton reviews the current recommendations and research to shed some light on this diagnostic dilemma. (Source: Everyday Medicine for Physicians)
Source: Everyday Medicine for Physicians - February 7, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Chest Pain Rules
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Source: Everyday Medicine for Physicians - December 30, 2011 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Chest Pain Rules
Chest pain is one of the most difficult dispositions in emergency medicine, says Dr. Ryan Stanton. Who is high risk, low risk, moderate risk? Who needs labs, a stress test, or a cath? We have been struggling for decades on who can safely and quickly be sent home. This episode of Everyday Medicine focuses on three recent studies have started to part the clouds on this topic, finally shedding a little light on patients we can safely send home. (Source: Everyday Medicine for Physicians)
Source: Everyday Medicine for Physicians - December 6, 2011 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: podcasts
