UAMS EM resident Spencer Wright and Chair Tony Seupaul discuss the effectiveness of Ultrasound vs. CT as a diagnostic tool for the evaluation of patients with suspected Renal Colic.
Archives for 2014
Seupaul’s Greatest Hits – SGEM Edition
- Bell’s Palsy Treatment. Steroids, steroids, steroids…but what about acyclovir? No. Steroids, steroids…
- Alpha blockers and Renal Colic.
- NIV for pulmonary edema. Uncomfortable? Check. Life-saving? Check Decreases the need to intubate the tachypneic, flushed, diaphoretic, hypoxic, morbidly obese patient? Check.
IM – Sanity
Chief Resident, Michael del Castillo-Hegyi aka “Dash”, and Chair Tony Seupaul discuss the merits and risks of good ol’ Vitamin H in the agitated patient and discuss the Cochrane Group’s take on the subject. They also delve into various agitation “cocktails”, their length of action, and complications.
Chair-Extraordinaire Seupaul and Dr. Hughes Renal Colic Podcast on SGEM
Drs. Tony Seupaul and Josh Hughes (looking non-colicky to the left) recorded a podcast for the Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine reviewing a recent meta-analysis concerning the utility of tamsulosin for expulsion of kidney stones.
Short Story: Good for stones >4mm that you are sending home.
Click the link to listen to the podcast for yourself.