In this Part 1 of our 2-part podcast on Acute Motor Weakness we introduce a five step approach to acute motor weakness with Dr. Roy Baskind Dr. George Porfiris: 1. Does the complaint of weakness represent a true loss of motor power? 2. The geography of weakness - patterns of motor power loss 3. Timing, course and fatigability of acute motor weakness 4. Disti ... Show More
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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
Jan 13
EM Quick Hits 70 MedMal Cases Upper Back Pain, Traumatic Pneumothorax/Hemothorax Decision Making, Risk Stratification of ICH for Consultation, Post-Circumcision Bleeds, IV Contrast Allergy, Emotional Contagion
In this month's EM Quick Hits podcast: Mike Weinstock discusses with Anton a case of upper back pain in this month's Medmal Cases, Andrew Petrosoniak on traumatic pneumothorax and hemothorax decision making: risk stratification, imaging cutoffs and chest tube choices, Justin Morg ... Show More
1h 6m
Oct 2021
A Neurologist’s Take on Syncope
<p>Guest: Paola Sandroni, M.D., Ph.D.</p>
<p>Host: Amit K. Ghosh, M.D. (<a href='https://twitter.com/AmitGhosh006'>@AmitGhosh006</a>)</p>
<p>Syncope is defined as the sudden and transient loss of consciousness and postural tone due to global reduction of blood flow to the reticul ... Show More
29m 9s
May 2022
Mark Hallett on functional neurological disorder
Mark Hallett (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD, USA) discusses his Review, published in the June issue of The Lancet Neurology, on functional neurological disorder, and talks about new subtypes of this disorder, diagnostic challenges, and how ... Show More
9m 36s
<p>To claim credit for this episode, visit: <a href='http://www.ce.mayo.edu/regmedonline'>www.ce.mayo.edu/regmedonline</a></p>
<p>Guest: Nathan Staff, M.D. (<a href='https://twitter.com/NathanStaffMD'>@NathanStaffMD</a>)</p>
<p>Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. (<a href='https://twitt ... Show More
