Mar 28, 2019
So, today's podcast topic is not a common one, but definitely an emergency when it walks through the door.
I actually recently admitted a patient with tumor lysis syndrome to the ICU. This was a very interesting case because it was spontaneous and not following chemotherapy treatment.
So, I thought it would be...
Mar 22, 2019
As I pick up more per diem shifts in the ER, I've been seeing more and more complaints of the dreaded vaginal bleeding.
At first, I avoided these patients as much as I could, because this isn't your every day complaint in the ICU.
I had no idea how to approach these patients - I mean the last time I did a speculum exam...
Mar 18, 2019
Lately, I've been seeing a ton of patient's coming into the ER with a chief complaint of syncope.
Today, I want to discuss an approach to the syncopal patient.
I also want to get into:
Today, we have a 75 year old female...
Mar 7, 2019
Today, we're going to discuss the last topic of the toxicology series and that's going to be serotonin syndrome.
We have a 32 year old male with a past medical history of depression who presents with an intentional overdose of Zoloft.
Per the family, the patient was found in his bedroom acting abnormal, and an empty...