Ep 166 Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade

Epistaxis is usually straightforward—until it isn’t. How can you distinguish an anterior bleed from a dangerous posterior bleed? What’s the best sequence for compression, vasoconstrictors, TXA, cautery and packing? When should you reach for an anterior balloon tampon or posterior ...  Show more

In this month’s EM Quick Hits Podcast, Mike Weinstock dissects a pediatric headache medical malpractice case, Zoe Polsky reviews the use of phenobarbital for alcohol withdrawal, and Kylie Booth and Nour Khatib discuss how a Peer-to-Peer program can support emergency clinicians. P ...  Show more

Contributor: Meghan Hurley MD

Educational Pearls:

Pericarditis is inflammation of the pericardial sac, which can arise from infectious or non-in ...

This episode covers pericarditis.

Written notes can be found at https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/cardiology/pericarditis/ or in the cardiology section of the 2nd edition of the Zero to Finals me ...

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the July 2023 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Diagnosing and Treating Pericarditis and Myocarditis in the Emergency DepartmentEpidemiologyNomenclatureEtiologyDifferential diagnosisPrehospital careED history and physi ...  Show more

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