Thyroid Storm and Thyrotoxicosis are often misdiagnosed due to presenting similarly to many other disease processes. How do we identify this condition...
Episode 80 - Resus Kung Fu w/Dr. Michael Lauria
"Kung" means "skillful work" and "Fu" means "time spent". "Resus Kung Fu" refers to the resuscitation skills we acquire over time to become a true mas...
Episode 79 - Medicine in the Wild w/David Fifer
Have you ever been hiking in the woods and wondered what emergency medical services are available in case you got injured? The level of scope varies g...
Episode 78 - Eating Our Humble Pie (BaSICS Trial)
Sometimes, we're wrong. And when it comes to normal saline, we might be. Tune in to a breaking news podcast of sorts where we discuss the recently pub...
Episode 77 - My First Crush w/Chris Stevenson
Though the incidents of crush injuries may be low in frequency, major crush injury syndrome is associated with a high mortality rate. In this podcast ...
Episode 76 - Pressure to Intubate w/Jon Inkrott
How do you decide between non-invasive and invasive ventilation? If you decide on non-invasive ventilation (NIV), how do you choose between heated hig...
Episode 75 - Door to Balloon and in Between w/Dr. Adam Gottula & Dr. Trevor Skrobut
Managing Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) patients is a concept that many of us learn early on in our careers. Because of that, we can potentially un...
Episode 74 - These Aren't the Labs You're Looking For
There are a lot of misconceptions surrounding the meaning of certain lab values and what a positive truly is. Are these numbers as black and white as ...
Episode 73 - Coming in Third w/Dr. Zaf Qasim
Taking care of the High Risk OB patient is outside the comfort zone of many of us. The third trimester, specifically, presents unique challenges both ...
Episode 72 - The Business of Medicine w/Chris Smetana
Has administration ever made a decision that you didn't agree with and/or understand? Of course! As much as we don't like to admit it, the medical ind...