Here are the show notes for Eye Complaints and links on the best You tube videos that I could find to supplement the podcast

Eye Complaints (Word Format)

Eye Complaints (PDF)

Links:

Slit lamp exam– 24 minutes but excellent and great videos of actual exams- worth watching the whole thing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9wMJ6job_0

Fundoscopic exam– kinda cheesy but effective

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPzCA9k8GRQ

Pan-opthalmoscope– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9rhPWqV_ac

Ocular ultrasound– from the ultrasound podcast

http://www.ultrasoundpodcast.com/2012/04/episode-26-ocular-ultrasound-with-chris-fox/

Lateral Canthotomy on a cadaver

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAYBGW3c95M

EM Basic is back and ready for the new year.  We see various eye complaints a lot in the ED.  This episode will review common eye complaints, their treatments, and a bonus section on how to do a lateral canthotomy.  It’s a long episode but there is lots to cover.  I will get the show notes posted as soon as possible.

Eye Complaints Episode

Eye Complaints (Word Format)

Eye Complaints (PDF)

Links:

Slit lamp exam– 24 minutes but excellent and great videos of actual exams- worth watching the whole thing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9wMJ6job_0

Fundoscopic exam– kinda cheesy but effective

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPzCA9k8GRQ

Pan-opthalmoscope– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9rhPWqV_ac

Ocular ultrasound– from the ultrasound podcast

http://www.ultrasoundpodcast.com/2012/04/episode-26-ocular-ultrasound-with-chris-fox/

Lateral Canthotomy on a cadaver

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAYBGW3c95M

If you didn’t see it before- here is more info on a new project I am involved in:

I completed some video podcasts for emergencyboardreview.com.  This is an awesome project run by Jon Schonert (emchatter.com) and Bob Stuntz (ER Res website and podcast).  The goal here is to create the web’s first and only 100% free EM inservice/board review website.  They have created several videos as well as recruited other EM bloggers to do the same and it is an amazing resource for med students, residents, or anyone studying for an EM exam.

Since I did an ortho review lecture for my own residency’s inservice exam review, that was my contribution.  You can find the vodcasts for free at emergencyboardreview.com and on iTunes as well.

Just to let everyone know that EM Basic is still up and running- just on an extended hiatus.  I’ve had some projects come up recently that haven’t given me enough time to get an episode out- stay tuned for more info on those.

I’ve gotten some great feedback on the weekly episodes but I was only able to put that volume together because I had a lot of time between residency and starting my new job.  In the future I’ll be shooting for one topic episode a month and one Essential Evidence episode.

Still planning on doing the next episode on eye complaints.  I may be able to get it done before the end of the year but it will probably be ready shortly after the new year.

Once again- sorry for the delay but stay tuned for some great new episodes and projects

-Steve

This episode reviews the article that most people call the PECARN head CT rule or the Kuppermann head CT rule (named for the first author). This is an easy to use clinical decision rule that can help us reduce the number of head CTs that we do on children with minor head injury. We owe it to our patients to spare them excess radiation, cost, and time in the ED and this rules helps us do this. In order to use this rule effectively, you need to read this article and understand how the study was done.  This allows us to understand the strengths and weaknesses of this rule and helps us apply it in our everyday practice.

EM Basic Essential Evidence- PECARN Head CT rule

PECARN Head CT Rule (Abstract on the Lancet website- paid access)

PECARN Head CT Rule (Free full text direct download from PECARN website)