October 2021 EMN Live: The Future of Emergency Medicine
Drs. Raja and Pescatore wrap up their tenure on the podcast with a discussion of the future of the specialty.
Sep 30, 2021•25 min
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September 2021 EMN Live: Shoulder Dislocations and the KetaBAN Trial
Drs. Pescatore and Raja talk about how they treat shoulder dislocations and the results of the KetaBAN trial, which uses breath-actuated nebulized ketamine for pain.
Aug 30, 2021•23 min
August 2021 EMN Live: Therapeutic Hypothermia
Drs. Pescatore and Raja review the latest evidence on whether emergency physicians should initiate therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest and also talk about patient awareness during sedation while on mechanical ventilation and how much information is retained from listening to podcasts.
Jul 30, 2021•24 min
July 2021 EMN Live: Pan Scan after Cardiac Arrest
Should you do a pan scan on patients who have a cardiac arrest? Drs. Pescatore and Raja weigh in on that and on AEDs in the community, head-up CPR, an elevated position to facilitate venous return, and impedance threshold devices.
Jul 01, 2021•23 min
June 2021 EMN Live: The 10 Commandments of Emergency Medicine Redux
All emergency physicians know the specialty’s 10 commandments, written in 1991 by Corey Slovis, MD, and Keith Wrenn, MD, but now Dr. Slovis and Christopher Evans, MD, formerly a resident at Vanderbilt and now a clinical informatics fellow at the University of North Carolina, have updated them. Drs. Raja and Pescatore review all 10 and add their own take.
Jun 01, 2021•18 min
May 2021 EMN Live: COVID-19, TXA, and Push-Dose Pressors
Drs. Pescatore and Raja talk about an unexpected effect of COVID-19 and why TXA doesn’t change the need for nasal packing in their latest podcast. Bonus! An interview with Daniel Boron-Brenner, DO, on push-dose pressors.
Apr 30, 2021•37 min
April 2021 EMN Live: Emergency Contraception and TXA for SAH
Drs. Pescatore and Raja talk about what to do when patients present after unprotected sex, and Dr. Pescatore’s wife, Jessica Pescatore, DO, an OB-Gyn, joins them to teach them all about ulipristal. Bonus: A discussion about TXA for subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Mar 31, 2021•21 min
March 2021 EMN Live: Pediatric ALS and Gonorrhea Guidelines
Changes were made to the pediatric ALS guidelines, say Drs. Raja and Pescatore, not the least of which was the number of breaths to give per minute. They also discuss the updated dosing for gonorrhea treatment. Learn more in their latest EMN Live podcast.
Mar 01, 2021•16 min
February 2021 EMN Live: Ali Raja, MD, & Richard Pescatore, DO
Drs. Raja and Pescatore say the evidence is in for cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome: Haloperidol is more effective, leads to faster discharge, and requires less rescue medicine. Tune into their latest EMN Live podcast for this and more.
Jan 29, 2021•22 min
January 2021 EMN Live: Richard Pescatore, DO, & Ali Raja, MD
Drs. Pescatore and Raja celebrate the end of 2020 and discuss antigen testing for COVID-19, and trichomonas testing in men.
Dec 30, 2020•30 min
December 2020 EMN Live: Ali Raja, MD, & Richard Pescatore, DO:
Drs. Raja and Pescatore talk about the Figs scrubs ad controversy that showed a female physician reading a book upside down. Also this month: The STEMI paradigm to AMI and TXA in trauma.
Nov 30, 2020•27 min
November 2020 EMN Live: Richard Pescatore, DO, & Ali Raja, MD: Vasopressors in Septic Shock and Otitis Externa
Drs. Pescatore and Raja talk about using vasopressorsin patients with septic shock and antimicrobial therapy for otitis externa.
Oct 27, 2020•16 min
October 2020 EMN Live: Ali Raja, MD, & Richard Pescatore, DO: Antacid Monotherapy, Airway Checklist, and More
Drs. Raja and Pescatore talk about antacid monotherapy, airway checklists, and how to cope with lower volume because of the pandemic.
Sep 30, 2020•25 min
September 2020 EMN Live: Richard Pescatore, DO, & Ali Raja, MD: Palliative Care for COVID-19 Patients and TXA for GI Bleeds
Drs. Pescatore and Raja talk about palliative care teams in the ED for COVID-19 patients, figuring out whether patients want a full code, and how you should stop using TXA for GI bleeds, even though Dr. Pescatore supported its use two years ago. Find the Lancet article they discuss at https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30848-5/fulltext .
Aug 31, 2020•25 min
August 2020 EMN Live: Ali Raja, MD, & Richard Pescatore, DO:
Drs. Raja and Pescatore talk about cyanide toxicity from house fires (it will be on the boards!) and what to do if you don’t have hydroxocobalamin, and about how to manage peritonsillar abscess.
Aug 01, 2020•26 min
July 2020 EMN Live: Richard Pescatore, DO, & Ali Raja, MD: Tourniquets, Saline, and Methylene Blue
Drs. Pescatore and Raja delve into simulated training for using tourniquets and saline and methylene blue.
Jul 01, 2020•27 min
June 2020 EMN Live: Ali Raja, MD, & Richard Pescatore, DO: The Hydroxychloroquine Debacle
Drs. Pescatore and Pescatore talk more about COVID-19 and the hydroxychloroquine debacle.
Jun 02, 2020•20 min
May 2020 EMN Live: Richard Pescatore, DO, & Ali Raja, MD: Emergency Medicine and COVID-19
Drs. Raja and Pescatore talk about COVID-19 in their EDs and how medical students are being given the option to graduate early.
Apr 30, 2020•19 min
April 2020 EMN Live: Ali Raja, MD, & Ricard Pescatore, DO: Pain Control for Gout and Coloring Books for Anxiety
Drs. Raja and Pescatore explore two studies: One compares colchicine with naproxen for relieving gout pain (read the study here: https://bit.ly/2QKwEXD ), and the other examines the use of coloring books for alleviating anxiety in adults waiting in the ED (read the study here: https://bit.ly/33HCY7D ).
Mar 31, 2020•19 min
March 2020 EMN Live: Ricard Pescatore, DO, & Ali Raja, MD: RSI Agents, Nasal Cannulas, and Intermittent Fasting
Drs. Raja and Pescatore explore the roc v. sux trial that didn’t help at all, high-flow nasal cannula for palliative care patients, and the benefits of intermittent fasting.
Feb 29, 2020•15 min
February 2020 EMN Live: Ali Raja, MD, & Richard Pescatore, DO: Colchicine, Steroids, and Intraarticular Injections
Drs. Pescatore and Raja tackle colchicine for inflammation after cardiovascular events, steroids for the flu, and intraarticular injections for joint dislocations.
Jan 31, 2020•31 min
January 2020 EMN Live: Ali Raja, MD, & Richard Pescatore, DO: Low Back Pain and CA-Pneumonia
Drs. Raja and Pescatore at first made fun of a recommendation of antibiotics for low back pain, but now think it’s mind-blowing stuff. Listen in as they discuss that and new updates for CA-pneumonia that will change what you do in the ED.
Dec 31, 2019•23 min
December 2019 EMN Live: Richard Pescatore, DO, & Ali Raja, MD:
Drs. Pescatore and Raja talk about three important studies: the CRASH-3 trial about TXA for TBI patients, the CITRIS-ALI trial on using a vitamin C cocktail for sepsis, and the Hyperion trial looking at targeted temperature management.
Dec 02, 2019•31 min
November EMN Live: Ali Raja, MD, & Richard Pescatore, DO: Poop and Pain
Drs. Raja and Pescatore are calling this one their poop-and-pain podcast. We’ll let you draw your own conclusions, but it is worth a listen!
Oct 31, 2019•23 min
October EMN Live: Richard Pescatore, DO, & Ali Raja, MD: Mass Casualty Trauma Triage
Drs. Pescatore and Pescatore talk about how to prepare for mass casualty trauma cases that could be coming to the ED. Read the white paper they discuss at http://bit.ly/2ZrYpuz .
Sep 30, 2019•24 min
September 2019 EMN Live: Ali Raja, MD, and Richard Pescatore, DO: A-lines in Cardiac Arrest, Buprenorphine in NJ, and the YEARS Algorithm.
Drs. Raja and Pescatore sing the praises of A-lines in cardiac arrest, rail about a New Jersey rule requiring EMS to give buprenorphine in the field, and debate risk stratification for PE. Listen in as they cover the game-changers for emergency medicine practice.
Aug 31, 2019•31 min
August 2019 EMN Live: Ali Raja, MD, and Richard Pescatore, DO
Does honey prevent burns in kids who swallow button batteries? Drs. Pescatore and Raja have a surprising answer. They also talk about using vasopressors in cardiogenic shock and regional anesthesia for rib fractures. Plus Dr. Pescatore interviews Mark Ramzy, MD, an emergency medicine resident at Drexel University, about double external defibrillation.
Jul 26, 2019•42 min
July 2019 EMN Live: Richard Pescatore, DO, and Ali Raja, MD: FOAM and STIs.
Drs. Raja and Pescatore dig into whether FOAM deserves its recent criticism and the startling news that many patients don’t fill their prescriptions for STIs.
Jun 27, 2019•21 min
June 2019 EMN Live: Bicarbonate for DKA, Antibiotics for Dog Bites, and Violence against Health Workers
Drs. Pescatore and Raja discuss the hype around bicarbonate’s effectiveness, whether to give antibiotics for dog bites, and what to do about assaults against medical professionals in their latest podcast.
May 24, 2019•48 min
May 2019 EMN Live: Hands-On Defibrillation, Treating CO Poisoning, and Cardioverting AF
Drs. Raja and Pescatore admit it’s cool to do hands-on defibrillation, but does that mean you should do it? They also talk about a new device to treat CO poisoning when the hyperbaric chamber isn’t available, and whether EPs should be cardioverting every AF patient.
May 10, 2019•26 min
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