Author: Dylan Luyten, M.D. Educational Pearls Rhogam is commonly used when an Rh negative woman has an Rh positive fetus. It is commonly used in the ER in the setting of a miscarriage. Rh(+) fetal blood can enter the Rh(-) maternal circulation, sensitizing the woman to the Rh antigen. During a subsequent pregnancy, if the…

Author: Dr. Larry Wolk, Executive Director and Chief Medical Officer for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Topic: Dr. Larry Wolk educates us on how cannabis has affected Colorado since medical and recreational legalization.

Authors: Don Stader, M.D. & Lauren Gibbs Topic: Lauren breaks the stoner stereotype and explains how marijuana has positively impacted her life.

Author: Erik Verzemnieks, M.D. Topic: Erik speaks about how slightly altering the chemical composition of marijuana can create a drug with drastic effects on the human body. WARNING: Explicit Language

Author: Sophie Yorkwilliams -B.A. (Psychology) -Dual Ph.D. Candidate, Clinical Psychology and Neuroscience. Expected graduation: 2020 Topic: Studying cannabis comes with its own set of challenges. Find out how Sophie and her team have overcome obstacles to get accurate data on marijuana.

Authors: Don Stader, M.D. & Peter Pryor, M.D. Topic: What caused Dr. Pryor to leave emergency medicine and enter the realm of medical marijuana?

Author: Rachael Duncan, PharmD BCPS BCCCP Topic: Rachel explains the science behind one of the most common maladies thought to be induced by chronic cannabis use.

Author: Brett Marlin, M.D. Topics: Brett explains the biochemical and physiological properties of cannabis.

Author: Don Stader, M.D Topic: Don kicks things off with an overview of the history of marijuana and how it has made its way into medicine.

Author: Sam Killian, M.D. Educational Pearls Not every troponin elevation is an MI. Trop elevates in about an hour in ACS and stays elevated for days. Non-MI conditions that cause elevated troponin: Critical illness (sepsis), increased cardiac demand, right heart strain, LV dysfunction, hypotension, pressor use, acute PE, SAH, chronic renal failure, CHF, aortic dissection,…