In this episode, Kevin and Dr. Wolf provide a little feedback to a question that was posted online by a new grad nurse.  If you have clinical questions you would like to have discussed send a message to Kevin on social media or by email [email protected]. 

We think of the obstetric patient as a special population, one that we want to get the heck out of our EDs ASAP. However, lots of Obstetric units have closed, and in the current climate after Dobbs, patients will have a hard time getting good care, whether they want to be pregnant or not. Guess where all those patients are going to go? Exactly. Your ED. Have a listen on recognizing and managing OB and postpartum emergencies.  

Links mentioned in the episode:

https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMp2207423

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/emtala-v-state-abortion-laws-navigating-6251610/

https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Texas-Complaint.pdf 

In this episode, Kevin and Dr. Wolf talk about assessing and addressing pain in the emergency department.  This is the episode that will help new and even experienced emergency nurses to see the pain assessment in a whole new light. 

Geriatric patients make up a large portion of the people who come to the ER.  In this episode Kevin and Dr. Wolf talk about what to look for in geriatric patients and how not to kill grandma when she shows up in triage.  

Kevin McFarlane and Dr. Lisa Wolf explore the varied presentation of behavioral health patients.  Presentations may be complicated by factors like health, medications, and alcohol.  

Here is a link to a great article about anxiety

https://www.jenonline.org/article/S0099-1767(10)00002-4/pdf

Dr. Wolf and Kevin review the ins and outs of chest pain.  

HNTKYP is a series that address symptomatic presentation and how to move to a working diagnosis and plan for patient care. Kevin McFarlane and Lisa Wolf cover red flags, cognitive pitfalls, and ways to make sure your patients survive their encounter with the health system.

In this episode, they review all the possibilities of trauma.