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EMGuidewire's Podcast

Jan 30, 2020

Join the EMGuideWire Crew from CMC EM Residency Program as they discuss Ludwig's Angina and the management Priorities!!!

BACKGROUND

  • Angina = “Strangling”
  • Bilateral infection of submental, submandibular, and sublingual spaces
  • 70-85% of cases arise from odontogenic source
    • Periapical abscesses of mandibular...


Jan 15, 2020

Join the EMGuideWire team as they discuss Superior Vena Cava Syndrome!

Shownotes:

Definition:

  • Any condition leading to obstruction of blood flow through the SVC

Pathophysiology:

  • Pathology in adjacent anatomy (lung, lymph node, thymus, mediastinum) or within the SVC itself obstructs venous return to the right atrium....