“Managing Tracheostomies” From EM Quick Hits 34

In this post, I link to and excerpt from “Managing Tracheostomies” from EM Quick Hits 34: Carr’s Case, Septic Arthritis vs Transient Synovitis, Managing Tracheostomies, Ethylene Glycol Poisoning, Ketamine for Agitation.*

*Helman, A., Swaminathan, A., Khatib, N., Reid, S., H. Carr, D., Morgenstern J. EM Quick Hits 34 – Carr’s Case, Septic Arthritis vs Transient Synovitis, Managing Tracheostomies, Ethylene Glycol Poisoning, Ketamine for Agitation. Emergency Medicine Cases. November, 2021. https://emergencymedicinecases.com/em-quick-hits-november-2021/. Accessed 12-8-2021.

Podcast production, editing and sound design by Anton Helman. Written summary & blog post by Sarah Reid and Anton Helman November, 2021.

All that follows is excerpted from EM Quick Hits 34.

Topics in this EM Quick Hits podcast

David Carr the mighty return of Carr’s Cases(00:38)

Sarah Reid on differentiating septic arthritis from transient synovitis in pediatric limp (18:52)

Anand Swaminathan on managing tracheostomy complications in the ED (27:50)

Nour Khatib on rural medicine and ethylene glycol poisoning (37:52)

Justin Morgenstern on RCTs for ketamine in patients with severe agitation (48:17)

Please note that there are no show notes but you definetely what to review Dr. Swaminathan’s outstanding leccture from 27:50-37:50.

[Please also see and review] EM Cases Best Case Ever with Scott Weingart on Tracheo-innominate Fistula

References

  1. First10EM Respiratory Distress in the Patient with Tracheostomy
  2. First10EM The Bleeding Tracheostomy

 

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