How Not to Kill Your Patient

HNTKYP Pregnancy Related Complications 2022

We think of the obstetric patient as a special population, one that we want to get the heck out of our EDs ASAP. However, lots of Obstetric units have closed, and in the current climate after Dobbs, patients will have a hard time getting good care, whether they want to be pregnant or not. Guess where all those patients are going to go? Exactly. Your ED. Have a listen on recognizing and managing OB and postpartum emergencies. Links mentioned in the episode: https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NE...

HNTKYP Pain in the Emergency Department

In this episode, Kevin and Dr. Wolf talk about assessing and addressing pain in the emergency department. This is the episode that will help new and even experienced emergency nurses to see the pain assessment in a whole new light.

HNTKYP Geriatric Care

Geriatric patients make up a large portion of the people who come to the ER. In this episode Kevin and Dr. Wolf talk about what to look for in geriatric patients and how not to kill grandma when she shows up in triage.

HNTKYP Respiratory Emergencies

In this episode, Kevin and Dr. Wolf talk about triaging respiratory patients. This is the episode everyone needs to hear during the pandemic.

HNTKYP Headaches

Kevin McFarlane and Dr. Lisa Wolf take a look at the many causes of headaches. From the minor to the critical. Missing some of these in triage could definitely kill your patient. Enjoy.

HNTKYP- Behavioral health

Kevin McFarlane and Dr. Lisa Wolf explore the varied presentation of behavioral health patients. Presentations may be complicated by factors like health, medications, and alcohol. Here is a link to a great article about anxiety https://www.jenonline.org/article/S0099-1767(10)00002-4/pdf

HNTKYP Chest Pain

Dr. Wolf and Kevin review the ins and outs of chest pain.

HNTKYP Trauma

HNTKYP is a series that address symptomatic presentation and how to move to a working diagnosis and plan for patient care. Kevin McFarlane and Lisa Wolf cover red flags, cognitive pitfalls, and ways to make sure your patients survive their encounter with the health system. In this episode, they review all the possibilities of trauma.

HNTKYP Abdominal Pain

HNTKYP Thinking in triage

HNTKYP Introduction to triage