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Medgeeks Clinical Review Podcast

Sep 30, 2019

Does every twisted ankle need to be imaged?

Does a negative ankle x-ray mean there isn't any need for ortho followup? 

Does every ankle fracture need to be placed in a splint and made non-weight bearing?

Today, we'll be discussing the high yield topics related to ankle injuries...as well as some clinical pearls, so you...


Sep 23, 2019

Your first patient of the morning is an 18 month year old female patient who's brought to the clinic by her mother. 

The chief complaint is cough and difficulty breathing. The patients mother states she was up all night due to the nearly constant coughing.

On exam, the girl appears very fatigued. She has a...


Sep 17, 2019

Today is part 2 of our discussion regarding pulmonary embolism!

In part 1, we discussed the pathophysiology and presentation for pulmonary embolism. Today's episode will be focused more so on the workup of pulmonary embolism and how we're going to manage these patients.

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Our goal at Medgeeks is to help you live...


Sep 10, 2019

A 29 year old female presents to the emergency room with chest pain and shortness of breath that started last night. 

The pain is located on her right anterior chest and she describes it as sharp and stabbing and is worse when she takes a deep breath.

The EKG in triage shows she's in sinus rhythm at a rate of...


Sep 4, 2019

It's 7:30 am and a 55 year old male presents to your emergency department complaining of stabbing pain in his right side, which woke him up from sleep, about 20 minutes ago.

As you walk into the room, you see him pacing around, clutching his side and slightly hunched over.

He won't sit still and can barely complete a...