Journal Jam 17 – Steroids for CAP and COVID P...

Convulsive status epilepticus is one of the most morbid neurologic emergencies we manage in the ED, and outcomes depend far more on speed than drug selection. Like ventricular fibrillation, each minute of ongoing convulsions worsens hypoxia, acidosis, cardiovascular instability, ...  Show more

If you’ve been practicing EM for more than a decade, your approach to the febrile young infant has (appropriately) evolved. For years, the default was LP + empiric antibiotics + admission for almost everyone. That approach prevented missing meningitis, but at the cost of a lot of ...  Show more

In community-acquired pneumonia, can steroids improve mortality? Past studies of steroids in CAP have been conflicting, with some showing a mortality benefit and others showing no difference. How does the CAPE COD trial change how we think about patients hospitalized with severe ...  Show more

Let’s take your breath away… with a review on steroids in treating COPD exacerbations!Time StampsHow does GOLD (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease) define a COPD exacerbation? (2:44)What outcomes do steroids actually improve in treating a COPD exacerbation? (5 ...  Show more

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Dr. Peter McCullough is an internist, cardiologist, epidemiologist. He practices both internal medicine, including the management of common ...

<span class="s1">In this episode, Dr. Jonathan Charnin and Dr. Daniel Saddawi-Konefka join us to explore the evidence around perioperative stress dose steroids and adrenal insufficiency.</span>

<span class="s1">Thanks for listening!</span>