In this episode, Dr. Roy Baskind and Dr. Ahmit Shah answer such questions as: when is an opening pressure on LP required? When should we pull the trigger on ordering a CT venogram in the patient with unexplained headache? Which older patients who present with headache require an ESR/CRP? How do the presentations of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) and idiopa ... Show More
Feb 25
Ep 214 Bridging the Gap in Endometriosis Care: Recognition, Risk Stratification, and ED-Initiated Management
We walk you through what Emergency Physicians need to know to recognize, risk stratify, and manage endometriosis safely and pragmatically. We answer question such as: When should endometriosis rise to the top of the differential for pelvic pain? How do we distinguish an endometri ... Show More
55m 44s
Feb 10
Ep 213 Update in Management of Status Epilepticus
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
59m 25s
Jan 27
Ep 212 PECARN Febrile Young Infant Prediction Tool: When To Safely Forgo LP and Empiric Antibiotics
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
47m 36s
Dec 2022
158 - PADing Your Understanding of Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Brief Treatment Overview
In this episode, we will discuss all things peripheral arterial disease – definitions, staging, clinical presentation, risk factors, goals of therapy, and guideline-directed medication therapy recommendations including the newest evidence for the use of DOACs. Key Concepts Addres ... Show More
49m 23s
Oct 2020
76. Case Report: Ehlers Danlos Syndrome with Postpartum Papillary Muscle Rupture – Cleveland Clinic
CardioNerds (Amit Goyal & Daniel Ambinder) join Cleveland Clinic cardiology fellows (Ben Alencherry, Erika Hutt, Zach Il’Giovine, Kara Denby) for some delicious craft beer at Platform Brewery! They discuss a challenging case of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome with Papillary Muscle Rupture ... Show More
1h 6m
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Contributor:</strong> Travis Barlock MD</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Educational Pearls:</strong> </p> <p dir="ltr">Large Vessel Occlusion (LVO) is a condition where a clot blocks one of the major blood vessels in the brain, leading to a stroke.</p> <p dir="ltr"> ... Show More
