Mon, 02/21/2022 - 5:00am

We've covered four of the most prominent pressors over the last few weeks. In this final post about pressors, Dr. Di Taranti shares some pearls about peripheral administration of pressors.

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Thu, 02/17/2022 - 5:00am

Dr. Guo, M.D., discusses the literature for ultrasound-guided nerve block vs. procedural sedation in shoulder reduction. 

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Wed, 02/16/2022 - 1:49pm

A 2 year old F presents to the ED with her parents with concern that she may have ingested a coin.

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Tue, 02/15/2022 - 10:09am

A 48 year old male presents with complaints of blurry vision. His triage blood pressure catches your eye: 290/120. "Pretty high," you mutter to yourself "but am I supposed to treat it? If so, with what? How fast should that pressure come down?" Time for a crash review of hypertensive emergency....

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Mon, 02/14/2022 - 7:35am

Dr. Di Taranti is back again with another vasopressor bite - phenylephrine.

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Fri, 02/11/2022 - 11:30pm

A 21 year old female college student presents to the ED complaining of headache, fatigue, dizziness, and decreased exercise tolerance.

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Thu, 02/10/2022 - 6:00am

Dr. Renko, M.D., explores the literature to answer the following question: For uncomplicated peritonsillar abscesses, does surgical intervention decrease treatment failure or complication rates compared to medical treatment alone? 

 

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Mon, 02/07/2022 - 12:19pm

A 79 year old female is sent in by urgent care for a CT scan of the chest after a plain film demonstrates a sternal fracture after MVC. "No problem," you think as you order the CT and go about your shift. A few hours later, however, you hear the dreaded "I need a doctor in here!" from your patient's room....

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Mon, 02/07/2022 - 5:00am

We're in the middle of a run of posts on vasopressors by Dr. Di Taranti. The last two weeks, we covered norepinephine and epinephrine - up today: vasopressin

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Fri, 02/04/2022 - 11:00pm
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