On this episode of “So What?”, host Dr. Howie Mell talks to Dr. Louis Profeta about the power of social media and the role Emergency Physicians can play as social change agents. They discuss “do’s and don’ts” as well as the pros and cons of “going viral”. This podcast was recorded in front of live audience at the Indiana ACEP Annual Conference.

You can read the articles discussed at: www.louisprofeta.com

Today, ACEP’s “So What?” host, Dr. Howie Mell, talks to the hosts of EM Over Easy about an age-old debate. Find out what Andy Little, DO, Drew Kalnow, DO EMT-P, and Tanner Gronowski, DO have to say about video laryngoscopy (VL) vs direct laryngoscopy (DL). Do you reach for the laryngoscope or go directly to the glide scope? Which is better?

ACEP’s “So What?” host Dr. Howie Mell talks to Dr. Seth Trueger about using a nasal cannula when intubating. Are you using one? Should you be? The experts weigh in on NODSAT.

Today Dr. Howie Mell talks about asthma. The two guidelines you probably use to assess the severity of an asthma episode may not have much correlation to the actual severity at all.

Study: http://www.ajemjournal.com/article/S0735-6757(15)00499-4/pdf

Today Dr. Howie Mell talks with Dr. Kevin Klauer about some of the legal pitfalls of working in the ED.

Guest host Dr. Rick Pescatore discusses the use of Heparin in the treatment of acute coronary syndrome in this edition of “So What? So There!”.

Today Dr. Howie Mell talks to Dr. Emory Petrack about pain management when treating kids and how to make it a better experience for everyone involved.

Today Dr. Howie Mell and Dr. Wendy Chang talk about acute vestibular syndrome and using the HINTS Exam.

Resource:

Dr. Newman-Toker 3-Component H.I.N.T.S. battery https://collections.lib.utah.edu/details?id=177180

How do you resuscitate Santa Claus? Just in time for Christmas, Dr. Mell looks at a novel approach for providing artificial respirations to patients with heavy beards and challenging anatomy.

Resource: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/28a9/b5468f4e8162beae65da0e75b01b01a692e9.pdf

On this episode of “So What?”, Dr. Howie Mell talks about pain in the ED with Dr. LaPietra. Find out how Dr. LaPietra is using trigger point injections, nitrous oxide and other techniques to provide pain relief.

For more information, check out this article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/29127600/