Podcast 841: Wound Care

Contributor: Travis Barlock, MD Educational Pearls: Kidney stones: hard deposits that form inside the kidneys when urine becomes too concentrated The most common type is calcium oxalate Stones can travel from the kidney to the ureter → causes obstruction and renal colic Stone siz ...  Show more

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Febrile work-ups in the emergency department require obtaining a urine sample to assess for UTI. In non-toilet trained children, this often means using catheterization. Depending on the volume of urine in the bladder, there may no ...  Show more

In this Part 3 of our 3-part podcast series on management of lacerations Dr. Haley Cochrane joins Anton and Justin to explore laceration aftercare and the evidence for keeping wounds dry or wet, wound dressings, topical antibiotics, prophylactic oral antibiotics, Vitamin E oil, a ...  Show more

On this month's EM Quick Hits podcast: Dr. Isaac Bogoch on recognition and management of osteomyelitis in the ED, Dr. Anand Swaminathan on tourniquet tips and tricks. Dr. Andrew Tagg on managing pediatric distal radius buckle fractures & the FORCE trial. Dr. Justin Morgenstern on ...  Show more

On this month's EM Quick Hits podcast: Kevin Wasko on post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage management, Brit Long on assessment and management of post-CABG surgical incision infections, Anand Swaminathan on evidence, pitfalls and tips on using Bougies, Leah Flannigan on when to suspect v ...  Show more