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92 Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 22:15

Join Christopher Watson, Zac Hodges, and Dan McCollum as they discuss the management of pediatric traumatic brain injury. What should you look for on exam? When is intubation appropriate? How can you treat increased intracranial pressure? Where should you send your patient if you are at a community emergency department? We go beyond the basics here, discussing a very challenging topic.

91 Urinary Tract Infections | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:59

Join emergency physician Tony Zitek as he guides you through the diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections. Which elements of the history and physical exam are key? What are the pearls and pitfalls in the diagnosis of UTI? When is a culture needed? How do I obtain a disposition? Join us for this and more as Dr. Zitek guides us through the surprisingly tricky management of this common disease.

90 COVID-19 and the novel coronavirus | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 19:40

Join Dan McCollum as he discusses COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. What are the symptoms of this disease? How is it spread? What personal protective equipment is needed? What are key elements of the history and physical exam? Are there any treatments that help? This is a rapidly evolving topic, so please use multiple sources, stay informed, and follow your local hospital's guidance as this disease develops.

89 Neonatal fever | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:25

Join Zac Hodges and Dan McCollum as they have a conversation about neonatal fevers with Dr. Kathryn McLeod, an experienced pediatrician at the Children's Hospital of Georgia. We discuss the general approach to taking the history and physical exam of a patient with a fever under the age of 90 days. Where did prior guidelines on the initial workup come from? How did immunizations change the risk of serious bacterial infection? What are some recent new approaches to the febrile neonate?

88 Pediatric Sickle Cell | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 24:35

Join physicians Eric Ring, Zac Hodges, and Dan McCollum as they discuss how to properly care for the pediatric patient with sickle cell disease. Dr. Eric Ring is a pediatric specialist in Hematology and Oncology at the Children's Hospital of Georgia in Augusta, GA. What are the critical elements of a history of present illness? What red flags should you look for on physical exam? What are the dreaded complications of sickle cell disease that you should be wary of? Join us for these questions and m

87 Pediatric DKA | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 23:11

Join Zac Hodges, Chris Watson, and Dan McCollum as they discuss the management of pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis, or DKA. What are key findings on the history and physical exam that point to DKA? What is the initial management of these patients? How is the management similar and different than the management of DKA in adults? Join us for the answer to this and more.

PSA: Incidental Exposure to Fentanyl is NOT a thing! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

PSA: Incidental Exposure to Fentanyl is NOT a thing!

Neonatal Resuscitation with Drs. Azif Safarulla, Dan McCollum, and Jessica Gancar | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

EM Basic is finally back with a new episode. Today's episode will discuss neonatal resuscitation with Dr. Azif Safarulla, a neonatologist at Augusta University. Dr. Dan McCollum and Dr. Jessica Gancar interview Dr. Safarulla on the nuts and bolts of running a successful neonatal resuscitation in the ED. These can be one of the scariest populations we have in the ED so it's important to have a rational and logical approach to quickly assess and intervene on our smallest and youngest patient population.

Big Picture Advice to New EM Interns | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown