Medical Category: Infectious Disease

I was fortunate enough to record a podcast on Rob Orman’s, Stimulus podcast on Oct 14th, 2021.  We both felt it was an important enough topic that we should post it on both his and my site.  The treatment of …

In this 17-minute presentation from Rebellion in EM 2021, Dr. Jennifer Carnell, MD demonstrates how ultrasound can be used to make a diversity of diagnoses in patients with right upper quadrant pain beyond ultrasound’s expected use in the diagnosis of …

Background: Since the beginning of the pandemic, hundreds of trials have been  performed looking at medications with the potential to be repurposed for use against COVID19. To date, no antiviral medications directed at SARS-CoV-2 have shown any convincing evidence of …

Infection rates for gonorrhea and chlamydia have been on the rise in the United States for many years.  In addition, N. gonorrhoeae has the ability to rapidly acquire resistance to antibiotics.  In 2020, the CDC released updated guidelines for the …

In this 22-minute presentation from Rebellion in EM 2021, Dr. Chris Colbert, DO discusses transplant emergencies and how to manage them.