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**Emergency Medical Minute**

Our near daily podcasts move quickly to reflect current events, are inspired by real patient care, and speak to the true nature of what it’s like to work in the Emergency Room or Pre-Hospital Setting. Each medical minute is recorded in a real emergency department, by the emergency physician or clinical pharmacist on duty – the ER is our studio and everything is live.

Latest Episodes:

Deep Dive #2: Biological Terrorism Apr 16, 2017

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Author: Michael Hunt M.D.

Dr. Hunt shares his wealth of experience with biological terrorism over the course of his career.

Podcast #190: Toradol Dosing Apr 14, 2017

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Author: Rachel Duncan, PharmD BCPS

Educational Pearls:

Toradol (Ketorolac) is an NSAID used for its anti-inflammatory properties
In practice, the common dosages are 30mg IV or 60mg IM.
Clinical concerns arise in patients with renal insufficiency or bleeding, but the risks are small (
Studies have found that doses over 7.5mg have the same efficacy in pain control as higher doses.
Consider lower-dose Toradol (15mg) and decrease dose in the elderly and those with a CrCl

References: Motov S, Yasavolian M, Likourezos A, et al. "Comparison of Intravenous Ketorolac at Three Single-Dose Regimens for Treating Acute Pain in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial". Ann Emerg Med 2016. http://www.annemergmed.com/article/S0196-0644(16)31244-6/fulltext

Podcast #189: Caffeine Apr 12, 2017

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Author: Donald Stader M.D.

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Coffee originates from Ethiopia. Its "active ingredient" is caffeine.
Caffeine is a xanthine alkaloid used in medicine to control headache and as a neonatal stimulant.
Studies have shown that coffee may increase lifespan.
Overdose can be encountered in those using diet pills or concentrated caffeine pills and is treated with dialysis.

References: Juliano, LM et al. "A critical review of caffeine withdrawal: empirical validation of symptoms and signs, incidence, severity, and associated features." Psychopharmacology, 2004. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=15448977

Podcast #188: Monoarthritis Apr 10, 2017

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Author: Peter Bakes M.D.

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Some common causes of monoarticular arthritis include: crystal arthropathies (gout and pseudogout), infection (septic joint), reactive arthritis and acute presentations of chronic arthritides.
Lyme disease usually presents with a targetoid lesion associated with constitutional symptoms.
The common triad of symptoms associated with reactive arthritis (aka Reiter's Syndrome) consists of conjunctivitis, urethritis, and arthritis.
Reactive arthritis commonly presents with a history of a GU infection (often chlamydia) or GI infection (Shigella, Campylobacter, Yersinia, Salmonella). It is more common in men and those between 20 and 40 years old.
Treatment for reactive arthritis is usually supportive.

References: www.emedicine.medscape.com/article/331347-overview

Cardiac Arrest Brewcast Apr 05, 2017

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Are you super duper sad you missed our event? Did you make it to the event, but want to relive it? Well no worries! We have compiled a summary of the event with some amazing photographs of our speakers in action.

Check it out here: https://emergencymedicalminute.com/?page_id=2578

Podcast #187: Mumps Mar 29, 2017

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Author: Gretchen Hinson M.D.

Educational Pearls:

The key imaging of a mumps patient is "chipmunk cheeks" or parotitis.
The swelling can extend almost to the ears and can be extremely painful - in about 25% of cases the swelling is unilateral.
Other organs can be involved as well including: testicles, ovaries, breast tissue, other salivary glands, and the brain/spinal cord.
Mumps is transmitted through droplets in the air.
Two immunizations will get you 88% probability immunity and one immunization will get you 78% probability of immunity. Yet, immunity can wane and there can be viral strains not covered by the immunization.
Mumps outbreaks are common in the winter season because of close quarters.
You can test for Mumps using an IGM blood test, (more likely to see a spike in this if the patient is not vaccinated) Buckle swabs, & Urine test.

References: https://www.cdc.gov/mumps/index.html

Podcast #186: IV Contrast Mar 21, 2017

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Author: Aaron Lessen M.D.

Educational Pearls:

Regularly a patient's creatinine level is an important factor in determining whether a patient will receive IV contrast with a CT because it is thought that contrast can harm the kidneys and could worsen underlying kidney disease.
A recent retrospective study compared the rates of worsening kidney problems between patients who received a CT scan with contrast, a CT without contrast, and no CT.
The study even included patients with creatinines of up to 4 before excluding patients.
The study suggested that there is no difference in the rate of worsening kidney problems between the three groups.

References: http://www.annemergmed.com/article/S0196-0644(16)31388-9/fulltext

Deep Dive #1: Travel Medicine Mar 11, 2017

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Author: Peter Bakes M.D.

Dr. Peter Bakes takes us through how he developed his interest in travel medicine as well as some of the more interesting aspects of the specialty.

Neuromuscular Blocking Agents Mar 10, 2017

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Author: Peter Bakes

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The Neuromuscular Junction (NMJ) is a neuronal synapse in skeletal muscle mediated by nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.
Paralytic agents, commonly used in the ED for intubation, include succinylcholine and rocuronium/vecuronium.
Succinylcholine is a depolarizing paralytic while rocuronium is a non-depolarizing agent.
A newly developed reversing agent, sugammadex, can be used to counter the effects of curonium based paralytics. This is especially helpful due to the long duration of action of rocuronium (45 minutes to 1 hour) as compared to succinylcholine (

References: https://www.acep.org/Physician-Resources/Clinical/Thoracic-Respiratory/Rocuronium-vs--Succinylcholine--Which-Is-Best-/

Syncope and PE Feb 06, 2017

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There are many causes of syncope and a pulmonary embolism may be a commonly missed reason.

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