Contributor: Alec Coston, MD Educational Pearls: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) Common inner ear condition that can cause dizziness Diagnosis of BPPV can help to avoid admissions and extra imaging Three categories: positional, horizontal, and anterior Positional is the most common Dizziness is not a positive indicator, a torsional nystagmus must be induced Dix’s hallpike…
Read MoreContributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) Common inner ear condition that can cause dizziness Diagnosis of BPPV can help to avoid admissions and extra imaging Three categories: positional, horizontal, and anterior Positional is the most common Dizziness is not a positive indicator, a torsional nystagmus must be induced Dix’s…
Read MoreContributor; Taylor Lynch, MD Educational Pearls: Thoracotomy Thoracotomy is used in traumatic cardiac arrest to replace conventional CPR with direct access to the chest. Goals include identifying and controlling reversible causes of bleeding, prioritizing blood flow to the heart and brain, and performing open cardiac massage. Trauma categories Penetrating trauma: Gunshot wounds and stab wounds….
Read MoreFrom DU’s 1st annual Colorado Behavioral Health and Wellness Summit: Contributor: Michael Miller, Strategic Initiatives Coordinator, Jefferson County Public Health Check out this episode!
Read MoreFrom DU’s 1st annual Colorado Behavioral Health and Wellness Summit: Contributors: Judith Shlay, MD, MSPH, Associate Director, Denver Public Health, and Brooke Bender, MPH, Center for Addiction Medicine Planner, Denver Health Check out this episode!
Read MoreFrom DU’s 1st annual Colorado Behavioral Health and Wellness Summit: Contributor: Christopher Urbina, MD, MPH, Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Check out this episode!
Read MoreFrom DU’s 1st annual Colorado Behavioral Health and Wellness Summit: Contributor: Jason Vitello, MSW, Behavioral Health Coordinator, Denver Public Health/CPHA Check out this episode!
Read MoreOpening remarks from the current lieutenant governor of Colorado, Dianne Primavera. Check out this episode!
Read MoreFrom DU’s 1st annual Colorado Behavioral Health and Wellness Summit: Contributors: Sarah Davidon, EdD, Director of Research & Child and Adolescent Strategy, Mental Health Colorado, and Sarah Younggren, LCSW, Child & Adolescent Specialist, Mental Health Colorado Check out this episode!
Read MoreFrom DU’s 1st annual Colorado Behavioral Health and Wellness Summit: Contributor: Carl Clark, MD, President & Chief Executive Officer, Mental Health Center of Denver Check out this episode!
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