Run Time: 16 minutes Author: Dr. Donald Stader Educational Pearls: Marijuana originally is from Asia and first used medically in China in 2400 B.C. 3 active metabolites in Marijuana: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), Cannabidiol, Cannabigerol. Cannabidiol at low concentrations helps nausea, but at high concentrations induces nausea and vomiting. Cannabigerol has a pro-nausea effect. One study shows…
Read MoreRun Time: 3 minutes Author: Dr. Michael Hunt Educational Pearls: Diverticulitis is the inflammation of diverticula or projecting pockets coming off of the colon. 2-4% of the population have this and 15-30% have recurrences of diverticulitis. Most of these cases do not have any complications. Flagyl and ciprofloxacin are given normally to treat the infection…
Read MoreRun Time: 3 minutes Author: Dr. Mark Kozlowski Educational Pearls: NPO or nil per os is a medical instruction meaning the patient should not have any food or drink orally. At Vanderbilt Medical Center, the nursing staff initiated a change in the NPO status from everyone has to be NPO to no one needs to be…
Read MoreRun Time: 2 minutes Author: Rachael Duncan, PharmD BCPS Educational Pearls: Eliquis and Xarelto are oral anticoagulants that inhibit the clotting cascade. Currently prothrombin complex concentrate or PCC can be used to reverse the effects of Xarelto or Eliquis by overpowering the inhibition of the clotting cascade. Andexanet is a medication currently in phase III trials that is…
Read MoreRun Time: 3 minutes Author: Dr. Mark Kozlowski Educational Pearls: There are 700,000 transgender people in US – 20-30% avoid coming to the ER because they feel uncomfortable in the ER and 25-30% are victims of some kind of abuse. It is important to refer to a transgender person by their preferred identity to improve…
Read MoreRun Time: 4 minutes Author: Dr. Donald Stader Educational Pearls: Mexico is number 2 in opium production in the world – Opioids now kill more people than car accidents in the United States. Heroine originally marketed as a less addictive form of Morphine – actually more addictive. 20 in 100,000 deaths in CO are due to…
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