Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 05:03PM I had planned on an episode in preparation for sever spring weather, then an outbreak of tornadoes hit Kentucky, destroying entire cities and leaving hundreds injured or dead. I sat down with one of the physicians on the front line that night. Dr. Philip Overall was working at St. Claire Medical Center in Morehead Kentucky and saw the worst that these tornadoes had to offer.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 01:35AM One of the biggest fears of many ER physicians is evaluating and treating pediatric head injuries. The questions of whether to watch, image, or discharge home in a population that most likely is fine, but a miss can be catastrophic. In this episode, we talk about pediatric head injuries and the rules that can make evaluation a little easier.
Friday, January 20, 2012 at 12:46PM The D-dimer was touted as the cure for unnecessary chest CT scans for PE's. I think we all have realized that falsly positive tests have led to a surge in CT's for this diagnosis. So what is currently out there and how can we safely evaluate for DVT's, PE's and yet decrease exposure to radiation, contrast and the cost of these studies? There are many opinions, but little consensus. So here it is, the current data I my angle on DVT's and PE's.
Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 03:58AM Well, it's winter again, so we need to be on our toes for emergencies that tend to be more specific to cold weather months. Two of the most common are hypothermia and carbon monoxide poisoning. In this episode, we talk about what they are, what we need to look for, and how we fix it.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at 11:17AM Throughout the history of medicine, we have been looking for better and safer ways to evaluate and treat common emergent conditions. Chest pain gives emergency physicians chest pain because it is a high risk diagnosis with huge implications if one "slips through the cracks." Finally, there appears to be 3 chest pain studies which establish rules that at least allow us to whittle away some of the low risk chest pains that we can evaluate and disposition quickly.
