Episodes

The war in Ukraine has now been ongoing for 100 days. In today’s episode of EMplify: Conversations we hear from Dr. J.P. McBryde about his experience as an emergency physician volunteering in Ukraine. You can read more about Med Global and their efforts in Ukraine, on their home page: https://medglobal.org/ukraine/ We would love to have your feedback. Please take the listener survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZQRWQFW Thanks for being a listener.

Epidemiology Caused by double stranded DNA virus, genus orthopoxvirus, closely related to smallpox and cowpox. Discovered in 1958 in monkeys with first human case recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (CDC) It is a zoonotic disease , meaning it is transmitted from animal to humans, with primary reservoir in squirrels, Gambian poached rats, dormice, different species of monkeys and others. First reported in the U.S. in 2003. Cases were related to pet prairie dogs that had been...

Epidemiology Caused by double stranded DNA virus, genus orthopoxvirus, closely related to smallpox and cowpox. Discovered in 1958 in monkeys with first human case recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (CDC) It is a zoonotic disease , meaning it is transmitted from animal to humans, with primary reservoir in squirrels, Gambian poached rats, dormice, different species of monkeys and others. First reported in the U.S. in 2003. Cases were related to pet prairie dogs that had been...

Epidemiology Caused by double stranded DNA virus, genus orthopoxvirus, closely related to smallpox and cowpox. Discovered in 1958 in monkeys with first human case recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (CDC) It is a zoonotic disease , meaning it is transmitted from animal to humans, with primary reservoir in squirrels, Gambian poached rats, dormice, different species of monkeys and others. First reported in the U.S. in 2003. Cases were related to pet prairie dogs that had been...

This is the second episode of Conversation, an EMplify podcast series. Episodes are shorter, more conversational, and cover a single topic relevant to practice in Emergency Medicine. This episode is a conversation between Dr. T.R. Eckler and Dr. Sam Ashoo about airway management and how it has changed in their practice over the last decade. This podcast makes reference to the EB Medicine course – Current Topics in Airway Management: Mechanical Ventilation, Supraglottic Airway Devices, and Intub...

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD interviews Kyle Howarth, MD and Joby Thoppil, MD, PhD – two of the authors of the May, 2022 EMP article on Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections. Listen to the discussion to hear more about the emergency department management of cellulitis and necrotizing skin infections. Episode 69 – Emergency Department Management of Cellulitis and Other Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections (https://www.ebmedicine.net/topics/infectious-disease/emergency-medicine-skin) EMpli...

The first episode of Conversation, an EMplify podcast series. Episodes are shorter, more conversational, and cover a single topic relevant to practice in Emergency Medicine. Take the listener survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZQRWQFW More on the Dr Lorna Green Legislation here: https://www.ebmedicine.net/ebmblog/general-emergency-medicine/news-updates/dr-lorna-breen-health-care-provider-protection-act/

The first episode of Conversation, an EMplify podcast series. Episodes are shorter, more conversational, and cover a single topic relevant to practice in Emergency Medicine. Take the listener survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZQRWQFW More on the Dr Lorna Green Legislation here: https://www.ebmedicine.net/ebmblog/general-emergency-medicine/news-updates/dr-lorna-breen-health-care-provider-protection-act/

The first episode of Conversation, an EMplify podcast series. Episodes are shorter, more conversational, and cover a single topic relevant to practice in Emergency Medicine. Take the listener survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZQRWQFW More on the Dr Lorna Green Legislation here: https://www.ebmedicine.net/ebmblog/general-emergency-medicine/news-updates/dr-lorna-breen-health-care-provider-protection-act/

Episode 68 -- Emergency Department Management of Adults With Infectious Meningitis and Encephalitis – An Interview with Dr. Andrew Hogan EMplify -- April 2022 Interview with the Author: Andrew N. Hogan, MD 1.Meningitis vs encephalitis Why this topic? What do the words mean? What's the difference? 2.Bacterial meningitis How common is it in the US? Is it more common in third world countries? Mortality rate in the US Causes – if Neisseria and H influenzae improved post vaccination, why not...

Episode 68 -- Emergency Department Management of Adults With Infectious Meningitis and Encephalitis – An Interview with Dr. Andrew Hogan EMplify -- April 2022 Interview with the Author: Andrew N. Hogan, MD 1.Meningitis vs encephalitis Why this topic? What do the words mean? What's the difference? 2.Bacterial meningitis How common is it in the US? Is it more common in third world countries? Mortality rate in the US Causes – if Neisseria and H influenzae improved post vaccination, why not...

Episode 68 -- Emergency Department Management of Adults With Infectious Meningitis and Encephalitis – An Interview with Dr. Andrew Hogan EMplify -- April 2022 Interview with the Author: Andrew N. Hogan, MD 1.Meningitis vs encephalitis Why this topic? What do the words mean? What's the difference? 2.Bacterial meningitis How common is it in the US? Is it more common in third world countries? Mortality rate in the US Causes – if Neisseria and H influenzae improved post vaccination, why not...

Episode 67 – Managing Postpartum Complications in the Emergency Department – An Interview with Dr. Nicole Yuzuk, Dr. Joseph Bove, and Dr. Riddhi Desai EMplify – March 2022 Interview with the Authors: Nicole Yuzuk, DO, Joseph Bove, DO, and Riddhi Desai, DO Episode Outline: 1.Why is this an important topic in EM? 2.Hemorrhage etiologies and definition 3.Headache etiologies, both common and the more dangerous (ICH) 4.Fever and infection Mastitis Endometritis 5.Preeclampsia/eclampsia Defi...

Episode 67 – Managing Postpartum Complications in the Emergency Department – An Interview with Dr. Nicole Yuzuk, Dr. Joseph Bove, and Dr. Riddhi Desai EMplify – March 2022 Interview with the Authors: Nicole Yuzuk, DO, Joseph Bove, DO, and Riddhi Desai, DO Episode Outline: 1.Why is this an important topic in EM? 2.Hemorrhage etiologies and definition 3.Headache etiologies, both common and the more dangerous (ICH) 4.Fever and infection Mastitis Endometritis 5.Preeclampsia/eclampsia Defi...

Episode 67 – Managing Postpartum Complications in the Emergency Department – An Interview with Dr. Nicole Yuzuk, Dr. Joseph Bove, and Dr. Riddhi Desai EMplify – March 2022 Interview with the Authors: Nicole Yuzuk, DO, Joseph Bove, DO, and Riddhi Desai, DO Episode Outline: 1.Why is this an important topic in EM? 2.Hemorrhage etiologies and definition 3.Headache etiologies, both common and the more dangerous (ICH) 4.Fever and infection Mastitis Endometritis 5.Preeclampsia/eclampsia Defi...

Episode 66 – Acute Asthma Exacerbations – An Interview with Dr. Steven Hochman and Dr. Brandon Somwaru EMplify – February 2022 Emergency Department Management of Acute Asthma Exacerbations Interview with the authors: Steven M. Hochman, MD, and Brandon Somwaru, DO Episode Outline: Epidemiology Risk factors for death from asthma (Table 1) Triggers for asthma attacks Variants of asthma (Table 2) Differential diagnosis (Table 3) Can PE be a trigger for an acute asthma attack? Prehospital c...

Episode 66 – Acute Asthma Exacerbations – An Interview with Dr. Steven Hochman and Dr. Brandon Somwaru EMplify – February 2022 Emergency Department Management of Acute Asthma Exacerbations Interview with the authors: Steven M. Hochman, MD, and Brandon Somwaru, DO Episode Outline: Epidemiology Risk factors for death from asthma (Table 1) Triggers for asthma attacks Variants of asthma (Table 2) Differential diagnosis (Table 3) Can PE be a trigger for an acute asthma attack? Prehospital c...

Episode 66 – Acute Asthma Exacerbations – An Interview with Dr. Steven Hochman and Dr. Brandon Somwaru EMplify – February 2022 Emergency Department Management of Acute Asthma Exacerbations Interview with the authors: Steven M. Hochman, MD, and Brandon Somwaru, DO Episode Outline: Epidemiology Risk factors for death from asthma (Table 1) Triggers for asthma attacks Variants of asthma (Table 2) Differential diagnosis (Table 3) Can PE be a trigger for an acute asthma attack? Prehospital c...

Interview with author: Rachel Sullivan, MD Why joint pain ? Differential Diagnosis Mono vs Poly Articular Presentation? Figure 1 Infectious, degenerative, autoimmune, crystal deposition, reactive, traumatic Septic Arthritis- Bimodal incidence Risks Septic arthritis is polyarticular in 15% to 20% of cases, and in these cases, the mortality is high Gonococcal Highest risk Commonly affected joints Symptomatic or asymptomatic infection Lyme Arthritis Viral – Zika, chikungunya, human pa...

Interview with author: Rachel Sullivan, MD Why joint pain ? Differential Diagnosis Mono vs Poly Articular Presentation? Figure 1 Infectious, degenerative, autoimmune, crystal deposition, reactive, traumatic Septic Arthritis- Bimodal incidence Risks Septic arthritis is polyarticular in 15% to 20% of cases, and in these cases, the mortality is high Gonococcal Highest risk Commonly affected joints Symptomatic or asymptomatic infection Lyme Arthritis Viral – Zika, chikungunya, human pa...

Interview with author: Rachel Sullivan, MD Why joint pain ? Differential Diagnosis Mono vs Poly Articular Presentation? Figure 1 Infectious, degenerative, autoimmune, crystal deposition, reactive, traumatic Septic Arthritis- Bimodal incidence Risks Septic arthritis is polyarticular in 15% to 20% of cases, and in these cases, the mortality is high Gonococcal Highest risk Commonly affected joints Symptomatic or asymptomatic infection Lyme Arthritis Viral – Zika, chikungunya, human pa...

EMplify – December 2021 Announcements: The EB Medicine app is live and available for free in the Apple Store. Coming to Google Play soon. It is in Beta and your feedback is welcome. , This month get a $50 Amazon Gift Card with all orders over $300 at https://www.ebmedicine.net Check out the newly redesigned FOAMed blog at https://www.ebmedicine.net/ebmblog/ Thoracic Aortic Syndromes in The Emergency Department: Recognition and Management Interview with author: Anthony Hackett, MD Thoracic...

EMplify – December 2021 Announcements: The EB Medicine app is live and available for free in the Apple Store. Coming to Google Play soon. It is in Beta and your feedback is welcome. , This month get a $50 Amazon Gift Card with all orders over $300 at https://www.ebmedicine.net Check out the newly redesigned FOAMed blog at https://www.ebmedicine.net/ebmblog/ Thoracic Aortic Syndromes in The Emergency Department: Recognition and Management Interview with author: Anthony Hackett, MD Thoracic...

EMplify – December 2021 Announcements: The EB Medicine app is live and available for free in the Apple Store. Coming to Google Play soon. It is in Beta and your feedback is welcome. , This month get a $50 Amazon Gift Card with all orders over $300 at https://www.ebmedicine.net Check out the newly redesigned FOAMed blog at https://www.ebmedicine.net/ebmblog/ Thoracic Aortic Syndromes in The Emergency Department: Recognition and Management Interview with author: Anthony Hackett, MD Thoracic...