REBEL Core Cast 21.0 – ECG in Syncope
REBEL Core Cast 21.0 – ECG in Syncope Click here for Direct Download of Podcast
REBEL EM is licensed under a
© 2022 REBEL EM. All rights reserved. | Disclaimer | Website by Innov8 Place.
REBEL Cast brings REBEL EM posts to life in audio form. We open with a clinical scenario and a focused clinical question, then critically appraise the study—key results, strengths, limitations, and what it means at the bedside. Every episode ends with actionable take-home points.
Have a paper we should review? Email rebelemteam@gmail.com.
Listen:
- All Categories
- REBEL Cast
- All Categories
- REBEL Cast
REBEL Core Cast 20.0 – Takotsubo’s Cardiomyopathy
Take Home Points Stress cardiomyopathy looks like ACS/STEMI, with patient presenting with chest pain, dyspnea or maybe syncope. It looks like ACS and should be treated as such until you prove to yourself it’s not. Classic patient is an older ...
REBEL Cast Ep72: Systemic Alteplase in Stroke Mimics is Safe?
Background: Currently, alteplase is the mainstay of treatment of acute ischemic stroke. Advocates of alteplase suggest that the benefit of alteplase is greatest when given early and declines with increasing time from stroke symptom onset (i.e. time is brain). Therefore, the ...
REBEL Core Cast 19.0 – Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma
Take Home Points Acute closed angle glaucoma is an ophthalmologic emergency that usually presents with sudden, painful, monocular vision loss. Physical exam will reveal conjunctival redness, corneal haziness or cloudiness due to edema and a pupil that is mid sized ...
REBEL Core Cast 18.0 – DKA Tips and Tricks
Take Home Points When looking at pH and bicarb, the differences between VBG and ABG are miniscule. For DKA patients, stick with the VBG as is less painful and has fewer complications. LR is probably a better fluid for the ...
REBEL Core Cast 17.0 – Penetrating Neck Trauma
Take Home Points: Get definitive airway control when necessary Use modality you’re most comfortable with Hard signs – pulsatile bleeding, bruit or thrill, expanding hematoma, airway compromise, massive hemoptysis (think airway injury), hematemesis (think esophageal injury), grossly injured trachea, neurologic ...
REBEL Cast Ep71: 2nd Line Therapy for Pediatric Status Epilepticus – EcLiPSE & ConSEPT
Background: Convulsive status epilepticus is the most common pediatric neurological emergency worldwide. Currently, phenytoin (UK & Europe) or fosphenytoin (USA) is the recommended second-line IV anticonvulsant for the treatment of pediatric status epilepticus. Some evidence and providers however suggest that ...
REBEL Core Cast 16.0 – Decompensated Hypothyroidism
Take Home Points Myxedema coma is severe, decompensated hypothyroidism with a very high mortality. Classic features include: decreased mental status, hypothermia, hypotension, bradycardia, hyponatremia, hypoglycemia, and hypoventilation Work up includes looking for and treating precipitating causes, most commonly infection as ...
REBEL Cast Ep70 – Time to Antibiotics in Sepsis
Background: Antibiotics are one of the cornerstones of therapy in the treatment of sepsis/septic shock, however according to the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) guidelines, time to antibiotics is a core measure, though there is weak evidence in support of this. Most ...
REBEL Core Cast 15.0 – Syncope Literature Updates
Take Home Points There is no real distinction between syncope and near syncope. Older folk with near syncope or syncope should be treated the same. Patient with high risk features its reasonable to admit but if they’re low risk, well-appearing ...