Podcast 822: Meralgia Paresthetica

Contributor: Alec Coston, MD Educational Pearls: What are nasal intubations and when do we use them? Nasal intubations function similarly to oral intubations with the end goal of passing an endotracheal tube (ETT) through vocal cords and into the trachea to allow for a patent and ...  Show more

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: What are the common causes of agitation in the elderly? Baseline dementia causing a behavioral disturbance Delirium precipitated by an acute medical problem such as a UTI, pneumonia, overdose/side effect of home medications, urina ...  Show more

The safety of very low LDL-C, the win-ratio analytic method, sacubitril/valsartan, SGLT2 inhibitors, and percutaneous left atrial appendage closure are discussed in this week's podcast.

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The AMAZE trial of left atrial appendage isolation, non-statin oral lipid lowering drugs, EHR alerts, non-MD care, and obesity are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. To read a partial transcript or to comment, visit: https://www.medscape.com/twic</ ...

Dr. Joshua Heerey chats on this podcast to BJSM’s Dr. Liam West about hip joint imaging. Josh gives us a sneak peek into the findings from the “Femoroacetabular impingement & hip OsteoathRitis Cohort (FORCe) study & how they may help clinicians manage their patients with hip and ...  Show more

Andrea is a 45-year-old patient presents to physical therapy with complaints of fluctuating muscle weakness, notably worsening toward the evening. The patient reports difficulty maintaining upward gaze and a history of transient diplopia. No sensory deficits were reported. Whi ...