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This episode covers Chapter 27 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine. Episode overview: List and explain 8 causes of life-threatening abdominal pain List 15 causes of extra-abdominopelvic abdominal pain Wisecracks: Why is WBC of so little utility in abdominal pain? When is an abdominal x-ray useful in investigating abdominal pain?

This episode covers Chapter 26 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine. Episode overview: List 6 critical causes of chest pain Wisecracks: Walk through a systems approach to chest pain including common and uncommon causes of chest pain Outline your approach to the person with sudden onset severe chest pain

On behalf of the Physicians as Humans project, I’m thrilled to present the first episode of the series: “Addiction in a medical student.” If you are unfamiliar with the project, please read this post to learn about the podcast series' origins. In this first episode I speak with a Canadian medical student about his personal battle with drug addiction during medical school. He candidly describes his experience and the powerful impact it has had on his future as a physician. This is an ongoing project, so if you or anyone you know have a story about managing personal struggles while in medicine, please contact velmurug@ualberta.ca. Thanks for listening! Niresha, Physicians as Humans Project Music for Physicians as Humans Episode 01 ambient by strange day https://soundcloud.com/strange-day Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music provided by Music for Creators https://youtu.be/_CxScpf_Dds untitled by NICKV. https://soundcloud.com/nickvmusik Creat

This episode covers Chapter 25 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine. Episode overview: List 10 critical causes of dyspnea Wisecracks: Outline your approach to the acutely dyspneic patient Name 6 uncommon causes of dyspnea

This episode covers Chapter 24 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine. Episode overview: Describe the management of massive hemoptysis List the 12 causes of hemoptysis Wisecracks: How do you tease out other hemoptysis mimics?

This episode covers Chapter 23 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine. Episode overview: List 8 Emergent Diagnoses for the chief complaint of sore throat List the most common viral, bacterial, and non-infectious causes of sore throat List at least 8 Describe the modified Centor Criteria and their use Wisecracks: Describe the pros and cons of antibiotics for suspected or confirmed acute GAS pharyngitis (see Rosen’s page 202) Other than Group B Strep, name 6 agents causing exudative pharyngitis

This episode covers Chapter 22 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine. Episode overview: Describe the Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect, how it is diagnosed, and list a differential diagnoses for this finding List 6 treatment options for Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma Describe 5 history or physical exam findings that distinguish between periorbital cellulitis and orbital cellulitis Wisecracks: What are the causes of exophthalmos? How can you differentiate between viral and bacterial conjunctivitis? Causes of anisocoria?

This episode covers Chapter 21 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine. Episode overview: List the differential diagnosis (critical emergent, urgent) for Diplopia Including at least 7 causes of binocular diplopia Describe the mechanisms of normal extraocular movements Describe the specific cranial nerve palsies causing diplopia Wisecracks: What are the 5 most important questions to ask yourself about diplopia? Describe your approach to diplopia in the sick patient

This episode covers Chapter 20 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine. Episode overview: List 7 life threatening causes of headaches List 5 red flags on history for headaches When should you perform a CT before performing a LP? Describe 8 clinical findings indicative of elevated ICP Wisecracks: Describe 5 CT findings suggestive of elevated ICP List 7 non-life threatening causes of headache

This episode covers Chapter 19 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine. Episode overview: Compare characteristics of peripheral and central vertigo What are risk factors for central causes of vertigo? List 4 vestibulotoxic drugs. Describe the Hallpike Maneuver and the Epley Maneuver List 5 causes of Peripheral Vertigo and describe features of illness List 5 causes of Central Vertigo and describe the features of illness Wisecracks: HINTS exam Pathophysiology stumper: Why does dizziness or vertigo lead to nausea, sweating, malaise? What is the barbecue roll?

This episode covers Chapter 18 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine. Episode Overview: Define status epilepticus List the doses of common medications used for status epilepticus List 10 differential diagnoses for seizures List 10 indications for head CT in new-onset seizure Wisecracks: How long does a driver in British Columbia require their driver’s license be suspended after a seizure? What are the most common causes of status epilepticus? What are the “cannot miss” causes of seizure?

This episode covers Chapter 17 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine. Episode Overview: List the Major Categories for the differential diagnosis of Confusion Differentiate between organic and functional confusion. List the Critical and Emergent causes of Confusion Wise Cracks: Describe a quick assessment tool for screening for confusion

This episode covers Chapter 16 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine. Episode Overview: List a broad differential diagnosis for coma List GCS / Pediatric GCS Describe the oculocephalic and oculovestibular reflex Wise Cracks: List the common age-related causes of altered mental status What is the initial investigation management of an altered LOC patient?

This episode covers Chapter 15 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine. Episode Overview: What are 12 critical causes of syncope? List common medications that can cause syncope Describe the San Francisco Syncope Rule What are red flags that require admission in syncope?

This episode coveers Chapter 14 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine. Episode Overview: What is the differential diagnosis for cyanosis? List the common causes for methemoglobinemia 10 medications 6 toxins Describe the mechanism for methemoglobin formation, treatment, and indications for methylene blue Wisecracks Explain the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve What is the hyperoxia test?

This episode covers Chapter 13 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine. Episode Overview: Compare upper motor neuron (UMN), lower motor neuron (LMN), and neuromuscular junction (NMJ) causes of weakness List 10 neuromuscular causes of weakness and describe their basic pathophysiologic mechanism What are warning signs of impending respiratory failure in a patient with neuromuscular weakness? Wisecracks List seven non-emergent causes of peripheral neuropathy What are some causes of non-neuromuscular weakness? Clinical pearls for the weak patient

This episode covers Chapter 12 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine. Episode Overview: Describe the physiologic mechanism of increasing the body’s temperature What is the change in HR and RR with every increase of 1°C core body temperature? What is the emergency medicine specific approach to defining the infectious differential? List 15 causes of non-infectious hyperthermia Wisecracks Description of fever vs. hyperthermia Approach to a patient with an elevated temperature Points on fever in the elderly, chronically ill, or immunosuppressed What is the most accurate way of measuring core body temperature?  

This episode covers Chapter 11 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine. Episode Overview: List the equipment needed for neonatal resuscitation List 5 questions to ask the mother during an imminent delivery Describe the components of the initial assessment of the newborn (APGAR) What is the management of meconium? When should oxygen be used in the neonatal resuscitation period? What is the indication for CPR in a neonate? Describe how to perform CPR on a neonate What are the indications for intubation of a neonate? List 4 reasons not to resuscitate a newborn Wisecracks What are some special considerations for resuscitating a preterm infant? Describe the Neonatal Resuscitation algorithm A quick review of specific neonatal disorders: Diaphragmatic hernia Meningomyelocele Omphalocele Choanal atresia Pierre-Robin sequence Neonatal Resuscitation Case (shownotes only)

This episode covers Chapter 10 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine. Episode Overview: Describe the CPR technique for an infant Describe the PALS cardiac arrest, bradycardia and tachycardia algorithms Describe the PALS septic shock algorithm List the dose and primary indication for core pediatric resuscitation medications What are 8 risk factors for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)? List 8 strategies for preventing SIDS Describe the management of a SIDS death Define Apparent Life Threatening Events (ALTE) and list 10 causes Wisecracks Epidemiology and pathophysiology of pediatric cardiac arrest What does Rosen’s say about atropine and succinylcholine use in pediatric resuscitation? What are the pertinent anatomic features of children as it relates to laryngoscopy and intubation?

This episode covers Chapter 9 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine Episode Overview: List 10 etiologies of non-traumatic cardiac arrest List the two most important determinants of good outcomes in cardiac arrest List the components of good quality CPR List 6 ways to monitor CPR What are 3 hard indicators of adequate perfusion during CPR? What are your post-cardiac arrest goals? Wisecracks: List 4 contraindications to CPR ACLS algorithms talk through – you must know! pulseless VT or VF PEA list all the 5H’s and 5T’s asystole respiratory arrest brain arrest / cognitive arrest Sleuthing out why the patient arrested? (our approach to the hx and physical)