Many patients walk into labor and delivery picturing a birth day, not an operating room, and that mismatch is where preventable suffering can start. We sit down with Dr. Ruthi Landau to get practical about cesarean delivery anesthesia, with a focus on patient safety, respectful communication, and what to do when a patient says, “This isn’t comfortable.” We ... Show More
Jul 21
#316 Safer C-Section Pain Control Revisited, PART 1
If you’ve ever heard “it’s just pressure” during a C-section and felt your gut twist, you’re not alone, and it may be a patient safety issue hiding in plain sight. We sit down with Dr. Ruthi Landau, the Virginia Apgar Professor of Anesthesiology and Director of Obstetric Anesthes ... Show More
34m 3s
Jun 2023
Hypertensive Emergencies
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the June 2023 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Hypertensive Emergencies: Guidelines and Best Practice RecommendationsEpidemiologyEtiologyDifferential diagnosisPrehospital careHistory and physical DiagnosticsTreatmentA ... Show More
1h 9m
Jun 2024
SCCM Pod-517: Benefits of Hemodynamic Monitoring in Critical Care
This episode of the Society of Critical Care Medicine Podcast offers insights on hemodynamics monitoring in critically ill patients. Kyle Enfield, MD, FCCM, is joined by Courtney Bennett, DO, FCC, FASE, to discuss foundational concepts in hemodynamic monitoring and shock manageme ... Show More
17m 53s
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Contributor:</strong> Meghan Hurley, MD</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Educational Pearls: </strong></p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Two main reasons to choose non-traditional RSI</p> </li> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="2"> ... Show More
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD</strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Educational Pearls:</strong></p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Many patients present to the ED with elevated BP</p> </li> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="2"> ... Show More
