Emergency Medicine News - EMN Live

Latest Episodes:

April EMN Live: Second Opinions, Apneic Preoxygenation, and Techniques for Shoulder Reduction Mar 27, 2019

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What’s the common thread among the topics Drs. Pescatore and Raja tackle this month? Tune in to find out when they talk about patients who want a second opinion in the ED, apneic preoxygenation, and techniques for shoulder reduction.

March EMN Live: A Rant or Two, A Controversial Therapy, and a Mind-Blowing Interview Feb 26, 2019

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Dr. Raja rants about the Rhode Island EPs who are being blamed for the flaws in their hospital’s EMR, Dr. Pescatore fumes about how saying children aren’t little adults creates problems, and they discuss the nuances of the high-flow nasal cannula for patients in respiratory distress. They top that off with an interview with emergency medicine pain expert Sergey Motov, MD, to learn more his ED Opioid Stewardship Pathway 2.0, with its surprises about morphine sulfate and TENS. See the pathway at http://bit.ly/2S2nwLL.

EMN Live: Richard Pescatore, DO, & Ali Raja, MD, on the HEART Score and Chest Pain, Sterile Gloves, and Loop Drainage, as well as an Interview with Medical Student Joshua Niforatos about the Step 1 Controversy on Twitter. Jan 29, 2019

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Drs. Raja and Pescatore are in sync about the HEART score for patients with chest pain and when it’s OK to use nonsterile gloves for lacerations, and but they lock horns a little over loop drainage.
Tune in to their latest podcast for that and an interview with medical student Joshua Niforatos, a medical student with an interesting background and an interesting outlook on Step 1.

EMN Live: Ali Raja, MD, & Richard Pescatore, DO, on Antibiotics for Appendicitis, MAT for Opioid Use Disorder, and an Interview with Eric Funk, MD, about Medical Malpractice. Jan 02, 2019

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Drs. Pescatore and Raja say antibiotics are not the panacea you think they are for appendicitis, they talk about how EPs can help patients with opioid use disorder by starting medication-assisted treatment in the ED, and much more!

EMN Live: Ali Raja, MD, & Richard Pescatore, DO, on PE in Pregnancy, Superwarfarins and Cannabinoids, and Really Portable Ultraound Dec 06, 2018

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Drs. Raja and Pescatore admit they’re scared and know you are too. Listen in to hear their ideas for lessening their own anxiety about diagnosing pulmonary embolism in pregnancy and treating patients who used cannabinoids laced with superwarfarins. They also talk about a truly portable handheld ultrasound machine that will probably soon be standard of care.

EMN Live: Richard Pescatore, DO, & Ali Raja, MD, on Troponin Testing, Obstruction Series, and Distal Finger Amputations Oct 30, 2018

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Drs. Pescatore and Raja provide news you can use in your practice right now! Listen in to hear their takes on these hot topics:
- Do you really need to send a troponin for your asymptomatic afib patient with RVR? What happens when it comes back elevated?
- The obstruction series’ sensitivity is 30-50 percent for obstruction and worse for anything else in the belly. Why are you ordering it?
- You can handle that distal finger amputation yourself. The evidence says ED revision yields good patient outcomes and no significant rate of adverse events.

EMN Live: Hot Topics with Ali Raja, MD, and Richard Pescatore, DO Sep 28, 2018

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Drs. Pescatore and Raja provide news you can use in your practice right now! Listen in to hear their takes on these hot topics:
Probiotics and Antibiotics: Should you give probiotics to a patient you gave antibiotics? Theevidence is overwhelming!
Corneal Abrasions and Topical Anesthetics: Worried about sending your corneal abrasion patients home with topical anesthetics? This idea will provide pain relief for your patients.
ETI vs laryngeal airways in OHCA: This is the most controversial topic in emergency medicine right now: whether to intubate in field for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients. Two new studies provide the answer.
Bonus Interview: Dr. Pescatore talks with Laura Bontempo, MD, an expert in managing atrial fibrillation, about using beta blockers and calcium channel blockers together and rate v. rhythm control.

EMN Live: Hot Topics with Ali Raja, MD, and Richard Pescatore, DO Aug 31, 2018

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Drs. Pescatore and Raja tackle some controversial topics in this episode of the newly revamped EMN Live: the PARAMEDIC-2 trial, magnesium to treat atrial fibrillation, and tamsulosin for renal stones.

EMN Live: Hot Topics with Ali Raja, MD, and Richard Pescatore, DO Aug 01, 2018

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Drs. Raja and Pescatore tackle some controversial topics in this episode of the newly revamped EMN Live: outpatient management of PE, skipping the pelvic exam, and antibiotics after I&D for cutaneous abscesses.

EMN Live: Hot Topics with Richard Pescatore, DO, and Ali Raja, MD, and a Bonus Interview with Amy Ho, MD, about the TV Show “The Resident.” Jun 21, 2018

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Drs. Pescatore and Raja discuss procalcitonin for guiding antibiotic cessation, what to do about ED patients with asymptomatic hypertension, and why you should learn about REBOA. Keep listening after their talk for Dr. Pescatore’s interview with Amy Ho, MD, and why she says “The Resident” isn’t as bad as you think.