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EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, excited delirium, haloperidol, ketamine, Margaret Thompson, Medical Specialty, midazolam, physical restraints, Psychiatry, Resuscitation, Reuben Strayer, Toxicology
Ep 115 Emergency Management of the Agitated Patient
Managing acutely agitated patients can cause anxiety in even the most seasoned emergency doctor. These are high risk patients and they are high risk to you and your ED staff....
Anton Helman | September 25, 2018
agitation, Best Case Ever, Dr. Reuben Strayer, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Medical Specialty, physical restraints, Psychiatry, Special Populations, Toxicology
BCE 75 Reuben Strayer’s Agitated Patient
In anticipation of Episode 115 Management of the Agitated Patient, Dr. Reuben Strayer tells the story of the case that got him interested in developing an expertise around management of...
Anton Helman | September 11, 2018
agitation, Best Case Ever, Dr. Reuben Strayer, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Medical Specialty, physical restraints, Psychiatry, Special Populations, Toxicology
BCE 75 Reuben Strayer’s Agitated Patient
In anticipation of Episode 115 Management of the Agitated Patient, Dr. Reuben Strayer tells the story of the case that got him interested in developing an expertise around management of...
Anton Helman | September 11, 2018
Aspirin, Salicylate Overdose, Toxicology, Uncategorized
Salicylate Toxicity
Definition: Salicylate toxicity is characterized by a constellation of symptoms caused by acute or chronic overdose of salicylate containing compounds. The most common salicylate is aspirin, but the group also...
Marco Torres | May 17, 2018
Korsakoff Syndrome, thiamine, Toxicology, Uncategorized, Wernicke's Encephalopathy
Wernicke Encephalopathy
Definition: Encephalopathy that occurs secondary to thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency. While Wernicke encephalopathy is reversible with treatment, it can progress to the irreversible Korsakoff’s syndrome if left untreated.
Marco Torres | May 14, 2018
dialysis, diethylene glycol, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Emily Austin, Episodes, ethanol, ethlyne glycol, fomepizole, isopropyl alcohol, Margaret Thompson, Medical Specialty, metabolic aci, methanol, osmolar gap, Toxicology
Ep 106 Toxic Alcohols – Minding the Gaps
We see patients with toxic alcohol poisoning most commonly in three clinical scenarios. One, after an intentional suicide attempt where they tell you exactly what they took; two, when they...
Anton Helman | January 30, 2018
dialysis, diethylene glycol, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Emily Austin, Episodes, ethanol, ethlyne glycol, fomepizole, isopropyl alcohol, Margaret Thompson, Medical Specialty, metabolic aci, methanol, osmolar gap, Toxicology
Ep 106 Toxic Alcohols – Minding the Gaps
We see patients with toxic alcohol poisoning most commonly in three clinical scenarios. One, after an intentional suicide attempt where they tell you exactly what they took; two, when they...
Anton Helman | January 30, 2018
acid-base, alkalinazation, Best Case Ever, EM Cases, GOLDMARK, Hans Rosenberg, hemodialysis, Medical Specialty, metabolic acidosis, Toxicology
BCE 64 Salicylate Poisoning
In this EM Cases Best Case Ever Hans Rosenberg and Rajiv Thavanathan discuss recognition and management pearls and pitfalls in salicylate poisoning. They answer question such as: What are the most important diagnostic...
Anton Helman | December 5, 2017
acid-base, alkalinazation, Best Case Ever, EM Cases, GOLDMARK, Hans Rosenberg, hemodialysis, Medical Specialty, metabolic acidosis, Toxicology
BCE 64 Salicylate Poisoning
In this EM Cases Best Case Ever Hans Rosenberg and Rajiv Thavanathan discuss recognition and management pearls and pitfalls in salicylate poisoning. They answer question such as: What are the most important diagnostic...
Anton Helman | December 5, 2017
Best Case Ever, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, fomepizole, GOLDMARK, hyperkalemia, Keerat Grewal, ketoacidosis, Medical Specialty, MUDPILES, osmolar gap, renal failure, Ross Claybo, sodium bicarbonate, toxic alcohols, Toxicology
Best Case Ever 56 Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
In this month's Best Case Ever on EM Cases Dr. Ross Claybo and Dr. Keerat Grewal tell the story of a patient with a complicated anion gap metabolic acidosis. We...
Anton Helman | March 28, 2017
Best Case Ever, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, fomepizole, GOLDMARK, hyperkalemia, Keerat Grewal, ketoacidosis, Medical Specialty, MUDPILES, osmolar gap, renal failure, Ross Claybo, sodium bicarbonate, toxic alcohols, Toxicology
Best Case Ever 56 Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
In this month's Best Case Ever on EM Cases Dr. Ross Claybo and Dr. Keerat Grewal tell the story of a patient with a complicated anion gap metabolic acidosis. We...
Anton Helman | March 28, 2017
activated charcoal, b-blocker, CCB, digifab, digoxin, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Emily Austin, Episodes, gastric lavage, high dose insulin, intralipid, lipid emulsion, Margaret Thompson, Medical Specialty, Toxicology, whole bowel irrigation
Episode 90 – Low and Slow Poisoning
One of the things we need to think about whenever we see a patient who’s going low and slow with hypotension and bradycardia is an overdose. B-blockers, calcium channel blockers...
Anton Helman | January 3, 2017
activated charcoal, b-blocker, CCB, digifab, digoxin, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Emily Austin, Episodes, gastric lavage, high dose insulin, intralipid, lipid emulsion, Margaret Thompson, Medical Specialty, Toxicology, whole bowel irrigation
Episode 90 – Low and Slow Poisoning
One of the things we need to think about whenever we see a patient who’s going low and slow with hypotension and bradycardia is an overdose. B-blockers, calcium channel blockers...
Anton Helman | January 3, 2017

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