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ERcast has changed its address and has a brand spankin new website. Come check it out! 11 Dec 2011 | 02:47 pm
Out with the old…and in with the new After wandering in the wilderness of pixelated paranoia – I have seen the light and decided to collate the accumulated eclectic into one central, pertinent reposi...
Mark Crislip on Vaccines and Why You Should Get a Flu Shot 2 Dec 2011 | 10:08 am
As interview with podcast and blogging grandmaster Mark Crislip, MD on vaccinology and influenza. Direct Download Mark’s website CDC Flu Site CDC info for clinicians on antiviral medications and i...
RLQ pain in pregnancy. Bonus track: the return of Zdoggmd 18 Nov 2011 | 03:57 pm
Direct Download The list of potential badness in the pregnant patient with right lower quadrant pain is long and distinguished, but it often comes down to a simple question, “Does this patient have a...
Hyphema 1 Nov 2011 | 06:51 am
Hyphema Direct Download Written Summary: Justin Arambasick MD Akron General Medical Center Photo from Life in the Fast Lane Hyphema: blood in the anterior chamber of the eye. It may appear as ...
Do we still need spinal tap following a negative CT in worst headache of life? 29 Sep 2011 | 07:16 am
It’s deeply rooted medical dogma that spinal tap needs to follow a negative CT when evaluating patients for subarachnoid hemorrhage. New literature has come out to challenge that idea. We talk with Sc...
Suicide risk assessment in the emergency department: a how to guide 8 Sep 2011 | 05:38 pm
Direct download Download from iTunes Click on “Suicide Risk Assessment” in the banner above to get the quick reference card, mnemonic explanation and sample documentation. I look forward to your co...
The propofol assassins. US vs CT for appy. Defensive documentation. Can you really be allergic to iodine? 4 Aug 2011 | 06:19 pm
ERCAST Rant-Off 2011 CLICK HERE FOR AUDIO DIRECT DOWNLOAD It’s open mike time for whatever get’s your goat (in medicine, that is). Featured rants… Cliff Reid of resus.me: The Propofol Assassi...
The truth about distal radial fractures 9 Jul 2011 | 06:30 am
It’s one of the most common fractures we see in the ED, but how important is it to get a perfect reduction? Is it even worthwhile to try? There are arguments on both sides of that question. Pro -Ane...
Hypertension Rocks! Zdoggmd returns to ercast to discuss the ins and outs of HTN 8 Jun 2011 | 07:00 am
The lowdown on hypertension… HTN should be straightforward, so why is it confusing? Part of the problem is terminology. Shayne and Pitts got it right in 2003 when they made sense of classifying diffe...
What would Hippocrates do? SMART EM’s David Newman speaks with ERCAST 19 May 2011 | 04:56 pm
Interview with emergency medicine luminary David Newman of… SMART EM The NNT website Hippocrates Shadow: Secrets from the House of Medicine Here is the audio
