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Medgeeks Clinical Review Podcast

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:

  • Identifying the red flag emergencies
  • Common causes of syncope
  • What diagnostics need to be ordered

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...