 As emergency docs, anytime there is something in the chest cavity that should not be there, such as air, blood, or fluid, we often feel compelled to get it out. For many decades that barbaric task was done with a 40 French chest tube and some low-wall suction. But is that what is best for the patient? 

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EMRA*Cast host Dustin Slagle, MD, and NYU critical care cardiology fellow James Ciancarelli, DO, revisit the topic of  a prior episode – dual synchronous defibrillation – to further explore the theory, logistics, evidence, and indications for its use.

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As the first Latina physician in the United States Congress, Rep. Yadira Caraveo, MD, brings a unique voice to policymaking. Dr. Caraveo tells former EMRA President Jessica Adkins Murphy about how she decided to run for office, what she hopes to achieve, and how every doctor can impact patient care through advocacy.

A Conversation with Rep. Yadira Caraveo, MD

 Seizures are part of the bread and butter in emergency medicine. Most of the time when these patients arrive in the ED, the seizing has stopped and there isn’t much else for us to do. But in the cases where they seizures don’t stop or when the patient has multiple seizures, do you know what meds to give and how much? How about second line? Third? Perhaps, even fourth line? In this episode Dr. Rod Fontenette goes over the latest in seizure management when ﬁrst line benzos don’t work, the appropriate dosing of those meds, and what to do in certain patient populations.

Seizure Management

  A crashing tox patient poses one of the most unique and challenging cases we face in the emergency department. Do you know all the tricks of the trade when it comes to managing them?  In this episode, host Dr. Masood Mohammed (@DocMooseEM and MedSchoolMoose) sits down with toxicology expert Dr. Gillian Beauchamp (EMRA and ACMT Medical Toxicology Guide senior editor) to break down some of the key points when it comes to navigating the unstable tox patient.

Managing the Crashing Tox Patient

 Palliative care can be difficult and confusing. How do we care for those at the end of their life, and how can we also care for their families? Today we discuss the conversational and medical sides of palliative care medicine with EMRA*Cast host Kyle Duke, MD, and Carrie Harvey, MD, an EM/intensivist at the University of Michigan.

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