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Patwari Academy video: Altered mental status

Get an organized approach on the broad chief complaint of “Altered Mental Status”. Learn about the AEIOU TIPS mnemonic om this 20 minute video by Dr. Rahul Patwari.

Michelle Lin, MD | April 21, 2013

Patwari Academy videos: Respiratory failure and ventilators

Dr. Rahul Patwari reviews the basics of respiratory physiology, the pathophysiology behind respiratory failure, and ventilator management. What do all the ventilator settings mean?

Michelle Lin, MD | March 17, 2013

Patwari Academy videos: Chest trauma

In the third and fourth video in the Trauma series (first two videos = primary and secondary survey), Dr. Rahul Patwari discusses about chest trauma, divided into blunt and penetrating...

Michelle Lin, MD | March 10, 2013

Patwari Academy videos: Trauma primary and secondary survey

What’s the primary and secondary survey in the assessment of the trauma patient? This is a great review of the methodical approach and insight in the thought processes by Dr....

Michelle Lin, MD | March 3, 2013

Patwari Academy videos: Searching the literature to answer Qs

Do you use a PICO method to answering a clinical question using the medical literature? Patient / problem Intervention Comparison Outcome This two-part series provides an introduction in how to...

Michelle Lin, MD | February 17, 2013

Patwari Academy videos: Pediatric head injury – To CT or not?

When would you obtain a CT for a pediatric patient who sustained a head injury? Watch this nice 11-minute video review by Dr. Raul Patwari, discussing the 2009 Lancet PECARN...

Michelle Lin, MD | February 10, 2013

Patwari Academy videos: Toxicology

What is your approach to the poisoned patient? Listen to these 4 videos by Dr. Rahul Patwari to build your foundation of knowledge in toxicology. Introduction Toxidromes Testing Decontamination

Michelle Lin, MD | February 3, 2013

Patwari Academy videos: Demystifiying how ECGs work

As a nice segue from the Low Risk Chest Pain videos, below is a 3-part series on Demystifying the Electrocardiogram by Dr. Rahul Patwari. It takes talent to make the...

Michelle Lin, MD | January 27, 2013

Patwari Academy videos: Low risk chest pain

One of the most common complaints in the Emergency Department is chest pain. Is it something serious? How do I risk-stratify patients with potential acute coronary syndrome? What should I...

Michelle Lin, MD | January 20, 2013

P-video: Remembering NEXUS criteria

Michelle Lin, MD | January 17, 2013

Patwari Academy videos: Presenting patients in the ED

Doing well on your Emergency Medicine rotation, whether you are a medical student or resident, will depend in large part on your ability to deliver a coherently concise presentation to...

Michelle Lin, MD | January 13, 2013

Trick of the Trade: Reducing the metacarpal neck fracture

General principles of fracture reduction involve axially distracting or pulling on a fracture fragment and pushing the piece back into anatomical alignment. This can be seen in the video below...

Michelle Lin, MD | January 8, 2013

P-video: How to remember the GCS scoring

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iOXCrctbzA In this inaugural P-video, Dr. Jeremy Faust gives us a quick way to remember how keep the maximum subscores of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) straight. There's verbal, motor,...

Jeremy Faust, MD | January 2, 2013