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February 2020 EMN Live: Ali Raja, MD, & Richard Pescatore, DO: Colchicine, Steroids, and Intraarticular Injections Jan 31, 2020

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Drs. Pescatore and Raja tackle colchicine for inflammation after cardiovascular events, steroids for the flu, and intraarticular injections for joint dislocations.

January 2020 EMN Live: Ali Raja, MD, & Richard Pescatore, DO: Low Back Pain and CA-Pneumonia Dec 31, 2019

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Drs. Raja and Pescatore at first made fun of a recommendation of antibiotics for low back pain, but now think it’s mind-blowing stuff. Listen in as they discuss that and new updates for CA-pneumonia that will change what you do in the ED.

December 2019 EMN Live: Richard Pescatore, DO, & Ali Raja, MD: Dec 02, 2019

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Drs. Pescatore and Raja talk about three important studies: the CRASH-3 trial about TXA for TBI patients, the CITRIS-ALI trial on using a vitamin C cocktail for sepsis, and the Hyperion trial looking at targeted temperature management.

November EMN Live: Ali Raja, MD, & Richard Pescatore, DO: Poop and Pain Oct 31, 2019

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Drs. Raja and Pescatore are calling this one their poop-and-pain podcast. We’ll let you draw your own conclusions, but it is worth a listen!

October EMN Live: Richard Pescatore, DO, & Ali Raja, MD: Mass Casualty Trauma Triage Sep 30, 2019

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Drs. Pescatore and Pescatore talk about how to prepare for mass casualty trauma cases that could be coming to the ED.
Read the white paper they discuss at http://bit.ly/2ZrYpuz.

September 2019 EMN Live: Ali Raja, MD, and Richard Pescatore, DO: A-lines in Cardiac Arrest, Buprenorphine in NJ, and the YEARS Algorithm. Aug 30, 2019

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Drs. Raja and Pescatore sing the praises of A-lines in cardiac arrest, rail about a New Jersey rule requiring EMS to give buprenorphine in the field, and debate risk stratification for PE. Listen in as they cover the game-changers for emergency medicine practice.

August 2019 EMN Live: Ali Raja, MD, and Richard Pescatore, DO Jul 26, 2019

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Does honey prevent burns in kids who swallow button batteries? Drs. Pescatore and Raja have a surprising answer. They also talk about using vasopressors in cardiogenic shock and regional anesthesia for rib fractures. Plus Dr. Pescatore interviews Mark Ramzy, MD, an emergency medicine resident at Drexel University, about double external defibrillation.

July 2019 EMN Live: Richard Pescatore, DO, and Ali Raja, MD: FOAM and STIs. Jun 27, 2019

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Drs. Raja and Pescatore dig into whether FOAM deserves its recent criticism and the startling news that many patients don’t fill their prescriptions for STIs.

June 2019 EMN Live: Bicarbonate for DKA, Antibiotics for Dog Bites, and Violence against Health Workers May 24, 2019

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Drs. Pescatore and Raja discuss the hype around bicarbonate’s effectiveness, whether to give antibiotics for dog bites, and what to do about assaults against medical professionals in their latest podcast.

May 2019 EMN Live: Hands-On Defibrillation, Treating CO Poisoning, and Cardioverting AF May 10, 2019

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Drs. Raja and Pescatore admit it’s cool to do hands-on defibrillation, but does that mean you should do it? They also talk about a new device to treat CO poisoning when the hyperbaric chamber isn’t available, and whether EPs should be cardioverting every AF patient.