Drs. Raja and Pescatore wrap up their tenure on the podcast with a discussion of the future of the specialty.

October 2021 EMN Live: The Future of Emergency Medicine

Drs. Pescatore and Raja talk about how they treat shoulder dislocations and the results of the KetaBAN trial, which uses breath-actuated nebulized ketamine for pain.

September 2021 EMN Live: Shoulder Dislocations and the KetaBAN Trial

Drs. Pescatore and Raja review the latest evidence on whether emergency physicians should initiate therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest and also talk about patient awareness during sedation while on mechanical ventilation and how much information is retained from listening to podcasts.

August 2021 EMN Live: Therapeutic Hypothermia

Should you do a pan scan on patients who have a cardiac arrest? Drs. Pescatore and Raja weigh in on that and on AEDs in the community, head-up CPR, an elevated position to facilitate venous return, and impedance threshold devices.

July 2021 EMN Live: Pan Scan after Cardiac Arrest

All emergency physicians know the specialty’s 10 commandments, written in 1991 by Corey Slovis, MD, and Keith Wrenn, MD, but now Dr. Slovis and Christopher Evans, MD, formerly a resident at Vanderbilt and now a clinical informatics fellow at the University of North Carolina, have updated them. Drs. Raja and Pescatore review all 10 and add their own take.

June 2021 EMN Live: The 10 Commandments of Emergency Medicine Redux

Drs. Pescatore and Raja talk about an unexpected effect of COVID-19 and why TXA doesn’t change the need for nasal packing in their latest podcast.

Bonus! An interview with Daniel Boron-Brenner, DO, on push-dose pressors.

May 2021 EMN Live: COVID-19, TXA, and Push-Dose Pressors

Drs. Pescatore and Raja talk about what to do when patients present after unprotected sex, and Dr. Pescatore’s wife, Jessica Pescatore, DO, an OB-Gyn, joins them to teach them all about ulipristal. Bonus: A discussion about TXA for subarachnoid hemorrhage.

April 2021 EMN Live: Emergency Contraception and TXA for SAH

Changes were made to the pediatric ALS guidelines, say Drs. Raja and Pescatore, not the least of which was the number of breaths to give per minute. They also discuss the updated dosing for gonorrhea treatment. Learn more in their latest EMN Live podcast.

March 2021 EMN Live: Pediatric ALS and Gonorrhea Guidelines

Drs. Raja and Pescatore say the evidence is in for cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome: Haloperidol is more effective, leads to faster discharge, and requires less rescue medicine. Tune into their latest EMN Live podcast for this and more.

February 2021 EMN Live: Ali Raja, MD, & Richard Pescatore, DO

Drs. Pescatore and Raja celebrate the end of 2020 and discuss antigen testing for COVID-19, and trichomonas testing in men.

January 2021 EMN Live: Richard Pescatore, DO, & Ali Raja, MD

Drs. Raja and Pescatore talk about the Figs scrubs ad controversy that showed a female physician reading a book upside down. Also this month: The STEMI paradigm to AMI and TXA in trauma.

December 2020 EMN Live: Ali Raja, MD, & Richard Pescatore, DO:

Drs. Pescatore and Raja talk about using vasopressorsin patients with septic shock and antimicrobial therapy for otitis externa.

November 2020 EMN Live: Richard Pescatore, DO, & Ali Raja, MD: Vasopressors in Septic Shock and Otitis Externa

Drs. Raja and Pescatore talk about antacid monotherapy, airway checklists, and how to cope with lower volume because of the pandemic.

October 2020 EMN Live: Ali Raja, MD, & Richard Pescatore, DO: Antacid Monotherapy, Airway Checklist, and More

Drs. Pescatore and Raja talk  about palliative care teams in the ED for COVID-19 patients, figuring out  whether patients want a full code, and how you should stop using TXA for GI  bleeds, even though Dr. Pescatore supported its use two years ago.
Find the Lancet article they discuss at https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30848-5/fulltext.

September 2020 EMN Live: Richard Pescatore, DO, & Ali Raja, MD: Palliative Care for COVID-19 Patients and TXA for GI Bleeds

Drs. Raja and Pescatore talk about cyanide toxicity from house fires (it will be on the boards!) and what to do if you don’t have hydroxocobalamin, and about how to manage peritonsillar abscess.

August 2020 EMN Live: Ali Raja, MD, & Richard Pescatore, DO:

Drs. Pescatore and Raja delve into simulated training for using tourniquets and saline and methylene blue.

July 2020 EMN Live: Richard Pescatore, DO, & Ali Raja, MD: Tourniquets, Saline, and Methylene Blue

Drs. Pescatore and Pescatore talk more about COVID-19 and the hydroxychloroquine debacle.

June 2020 EMN Live: Ali Raja, MD, & Richard Pescatore, DO: The Hydroxychloroquine Debacle

Drs. Raja and Pescatore talk about COVID-19 in their EDs and how medical students are being given the option to graduate early.

May 2020 EMN Live: Richard Pescatore, DO, & Ali Raja, MD: Emergency Medicine and COVID-19

Drs. Raja and Pescatore explore two studies: One compares colchicine with naproxen for relieving gout pain (read the study here: https://bit.ly/2QKwEXD), and the other examines the use of coloring books for alleviating anxiety in adults waiting in the ED (read the study here: https://bit.ly/33HCY7D).

April 2020 EMN Live: Ali Raja, MD, & Ricard Pescatore, DO: Pain Control for Gout and Coloring Books for Anxiety

Drs. Raja and Pescatore explore the roc v. sux trial that didn’t help at all, high-flow nasal cannula for palliative care patients, and the benefits of intermittent fasting.

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