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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Tricks of the Trach
Successful airway management is one of the cornerstones of every emergency medicine physician’s toolkit, and tracheostomies can often fall under that category of “difficult” or “scary”. In this post, we aim to familiarize learners with the anatomy of the trach airway and basics of trach tubes as well as teach management and troubleshooting of various complications of tracheostomies.
Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Ear Emergencies in the Department
Ear trauma, pain, and infection are a few of the common presenting complaints in emergency departments across the US, accounting for millions of visits annually. This post aims to review the diagnosis and treatment approaches for common ear emergencies including auricular hematomas, outer ear infections, and retained foreign bodies.
Annals of B Pod - Opioid-Associated Hearing Loss
Unfortunately, we are all familiar with the dangerous respiratory depression that can occur in opioid overdose; but did you know that opioids can also cause hearing loss? Dr. Kein takes us through two cases of opioid overdoses with associated hearing loss, as seen in B Pod.