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Diagnostics: Toxic Alcohols
Anion Gap in you obtunded ingestion patient? Weekend gone dry and friends digging through the back of the cabinet? Join Dr. Kimmel as she discusses the diagnostics and therapeutics in toxic alcohol injections and when in doubt, bookmark this for a quick review of their toxicities and metabolites.
Grand Rounds Recap 8.7.19
This week started with some nutritional tips (and treats that cannot be shared on the recap) of how to get through a shift (and life) eating quality over quantity. This was followed by lecture of the best cases of the year by Dr. Benoit, contracts and bedside teaching small groups and Sports Medicine guru Dr. Betz took us through Hand cases in our community series discharge, transfer or admit.
Controversies in Kidney Stones
Flank pain and pain due to ureterolithiasis are common ED presentations. There exist, however, a number of controversies when you dive into the literature addressing the diagnosis and treatment of nephrology/ureterolithiasis. Is IV lidocaine effective at treating pain in these patients? Is there a way to avoid CT scans? What about tamsulosin? Is it only good for big stones/small stones? Is there a benefit at all. For our most recent Journal Club, we tackled several of these controversies. Take a listen to the podcast below or over on iTunes.