Podcast 880: OB Delivery in the ED

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls BRASH Syndrome: Bradycardia Renal Failure AV Nodal Blockade Shock Hyperkalemia Clinical Features: Profound bradycardia and shock in patients on AV nodal blockers: Commonly, Beta Blockers or Calcium Channel Blockers Etiology: Caused ...  Show more

Contributor: Taylor Lynch, MD Educational Pearls: What is tramadol and how does it work? Tramadol is a Schedule IV opioid analgesic used for moderate pain and is often perceived as safer than other opioids due to lower abuse potential. It is a prodrug with weak direct μ-opioid re ...  Show more

Cardinal movements of labor: engagement, descent, flexion, internal rotation, extension, external rotation and expulsion Complete dilation, now station: Labor down vs push 2nd Stage of labor: Pushing Offer to help with maternal positioning—holding ankle/leg Delivery—downward trac ...  Show more

Session 19 Today, we have Dr. Karen Shackelford from Bard Vitals, joining us as we break down another question. Meanwhile, have a look at Meded Media for more resources available to premeds and medical student. Another podcast medical students could listen to is Specialty Stories ...  Show more

The OB One-Liner: “This is a _ yr old G_ P_ @_ wks GA here for ____.” Ex: This is a 34yo G3P2002 @ 38wks3days GA here for contractions Triage: 4 essential questions to ask every pregnant woman in triage Contractions, leaking fluid, vaginal bleeding, fetal movement What is labor? ...  Show more

In this episode, we investigate the following claims related to DPE: 1. Dural puncture epidural (DPE) technique improves analgesic quality versus traditional epidural 2. DPE technique has faster onset of analgesia versus traditional epidural 3. DPE has less adverse effects compar ...  Show more