Take Home Points: Assess patients with floaters or flashers for retinal or vitreous detachment. Rapid diagnosis and emergency referral improves outcomes of ophthalmologic interventions. CRAO is a stroke of the eye; patients should be considered for a complete stroke work up. REBEL Core Cast 97.0 – Acute Vision Loss II Click here for Direct Download ... Read more

REBEL Core Cast 97.0 – Acute Vision Loss II

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Take Home Points: Posterior epistaxis is a rare, life-threatning presentation. The key is in identifying and rapidly gaining control with a posterior pack or foley catheter. These patients often require surgical intervention so get ENT to the bedside and admit to a place with a higher level of monitoring. REBEL Core Cast 123.0 – Posterior ... Read more

REBEL Core Cast 123.0 – Posterior Epistaxis

Take Home Points: There are many causes of neutropenia, chemotherapy being by far the most dangerous. Febrile neutropenia is a condition conveying high mortality. Early administration of antibiotics is the only factor known to reduce this mortality. For a patient with neutropenic fever, remember that the body’s own flora is the greatest danger. Isolate, but ... Read more

REBEL Core Cast 122.0 – Neutropenic Fever

Background: The holy grail of outcomes in OHCA is survival with good neurologic outcome.  The only interventions proven to increase this outcome are high quality CPR and defibrillation in shockable rhythms.  Ventilation is also an important component of resuscitation in OHCA.  Excess minute ventilation can adversely affect hemodynamics due to increased intrathoracic pressure (i.e. decreased ... Read more

REBEL Cast Ep126: Should We Not Be Recommending Small Adult BVMs in OHCA?

Take Home Points Acute rhinosinusitis is a clinical diagnosis The vast majority of acute rhinosinusitis cases are viral in nature and do not require antibiotics Consider the use of antibiotics in select groups with severe disease or worsening symptoms after initial improvement. REBEL Core Cast 121.0 – Acute Sinusitis Click here for Direct Download of ... Read more

REBEL Core Cast 121.0 – Acute Sinusitis

Podcast Direct Download: Link Release Date: April 16th, 2024 Show Notes The Visible Voices Podcast Dr. Glaucomflecken: Power of Ultrasound with Emergency Medicine Dr. Resa Lewiss Adaira I Landry MD Resa E Lewiss MD is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. A TEDMED speaker and TimesUp Healthcare founder, she’s ... Read more

REBEL Core Cast 97.0 – Acute Vision Loss II

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