Whether you're days from becoming an attending or just trying to figure out how to get a BP on a pulseless patient, this episode will help you go from fear to confidence in managing LVADs in the emergency department. Join EMRA*Cast host Dr. Maiya Smith and guest Dr. Anna Ciullo as they review how to assess perfusion, manage complications, and decide on CPR. From pump thrombosis to GI bleeds, we help you stay calm and take control.
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Essential Tips on Laceration Repair for ER Physicians
Laceration repair is not uncommon in the emergency department. In this episode, we get some expert tips for emergency physicians from a plastic surgery colleague. Join Dr. Kimberly Fiscella of Albany Medical Center and host Dr. Blythe Fiscella of ChristianaCare to pick up some essential pearls on suturing and skin/soft tissue injury management in the ER.
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From the ED to The Pitt: Dr. Mel Herbert on Medicine, Storytelling, and the Power of Hollywood
In this EMRACast episode, hosts Lauren Rosenfeld and D'Monte Farley sit down with Dr. Mel Herbert, emergency physician, educator, and writer/medical consultant for The Pitt, the hit TV drama inspired by life in the emergency department.
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Primary Care in the ED
The emergency department offers critical access to health care in our broken system. An important skillset of the modern emergency medicine physician is a set of low-risk, low-time commitment, high-benefit interventions for the management of chronic diseases. In this episode, we discuss the diagnosis and management of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, asthma, alcohol use disorder, and tobacco use disorder from the emergency department.
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"I Used to Be" with Dr. Rob Lowe
Career-switching into medicine as a second profession might not be typical, but it's not out of reach - just ask Dr. Rob Lowe, an aerospace engineer for 6+ years before trading in his flight simulator for a stethoscope. Dr. Lowe joins the show to detail his previous experiences, discuss commonalities between engineering and emergency medicine, and ultimately inspire any career-changers to keep pushing forward.
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