On The Streets #15: Hydrofluoric Acid Case Re...

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

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) are divided into three risk categories Low risk (non-massive PE): patients are stable Treatment: prescribe anticoagulants and discharge home Intermediate risk (submassive PE): patients are sta ...  Show more

A quick primer on hypocalcemia in the ED. Hosts: Joseph Offenbacher, MD Audrey Bree Tse, MD https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/hypocalcemia.mp3 Download 4 Comments Tags: calcium, Critical Care, Endocrine Show Notes Swami’s CoreEM Post Hypocalcemia Repleti ...  Show more

<span class="s1">In this episode, we discuss the role of hydrocortisone, ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) and thiamine (HAT therapy) in the treatment of patients with septic shock. We discuss biological plausibility and comprehensively review the latest evidence.</span>

Dr. Zach Cost and Dr. Tem Bendapudi join the show to discuss the literature pertaining to tranexamic acid and thromboembolic risk. Dr. Zach Cost is an anesthesia resident at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Pavan ("Tem") Bendapudi holds a joint faculty appointment in the D ...  Show more

Pediatric intensivist Dr. Will Cagle joins the show to discuss the AAP Maintenance IV fluid guidelines and considerations when choosing IV fluids for pediatric inpatients. What do you need to know from the 2018 AAP maintenance IV fluid guideline? How common is hyponatremia in hos ...  Show more