UAMS resident Dr. Chris Fowler and UAMS chair Dr. Tony Seupaul discuss the effectiveness of the Epley Maneuver for the treatment of posterior canal BPPV.
Ultrasound Vs. CT Scan for Diagnosing Renal Colic
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.
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.