Tranexamic Acid (TXA) for Everything that Bleeds?
March 25, 2019
Background: TXA is a synthetic lysine derivative that binds with the lysine site on plasminogen and inhibits fibrinolysis. TXA is not a new drug. Studies from...
Marco Torres
EM Quick Hits 2 Organophosphate Poisoning, TXA for Hemoptysis, Metacarpal Fracture Rotation, Abdominal Stab Wounds, Pediatric IV Cannulation
February 12, 2019
On this EM Quick Hits podcast we have Emily Austin on organophosphate poisoning, Arun Sayal on malrotation of metacarpal fractures, Andrew Petrosoniak on pitfalls in...
Anton Helman
EMU 365 Upper GI Bleed with Walter Himmel
December 18, 2018
Walter Himmel takes us through the resuscitation of a sick patient with an UGIB and the management priorities including blood products, antibiotics, TXA, octreotide, pantoprazole...
TXA for Everyone: Inhaled TXA for Hemoptysis
December 3, 2018
Background: Use of tranexamic acid (TXA), an antifibronlytic medication, has certainly become popular for numerous indications (i.e. trauma, uterine bleeding, epistaxis). Patients with hemoptysis, frequently come through...
TICH-2: TXA for Spontaneous ICH?
July 30, 2018
Background: Spontaneous, non-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, is one of the only stroke subtypes without a proven treatment. It is not as common as ischemic stroke, representing up to...
Ep 107 Blunt Ocular Trauma Live from The EM Cases Course
February 27, 2018
In this live podcast on Blunt Ocular Trauma from The EM Cases Course 2018 with Anna MacDonald we discuss the most important diagnoses to consider, describe...
Topical TXA in Epistaxis
December 7, 2017
Background: Epistaxis is a common Emergency Department (ED) complaint with over 450,000 visits per year and a lifetime incidence of 60% (Gifford 2008, Pallin 2005). Standard...
It’s Time for Tranexamic Acid (TXA) in Massive Hemorrhage
November 20, 2017
Background: Bleeding from massive hemorrhage in trauma and post-partum are a major cause of death worldwide. There have been two large randomized controlled trials, in...
Episode 101 GI Bleed Emergencies Part 1
October 10, 2017
In this Part 1 of our two part podcast on GI bleed emergencies we answer questions such as: How do you distinguish between an upper...