Core Em Podcast

More pearls from our fantastic morning report series at Bellevue. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Podcast_Episode_146_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download Leave a Comment Tags: Endocarditis, Ludwig's Angina, Penetrating Neck Trauma Show Notes Take Home Points In patients with neck pain, consider Ludwig’s angina particularly if they have any swelling, fever, truisms or respiratory difficulty. Consider early airway management and get your consultants involved early for operative management Endocarditis is a tricky diagnosis and will often be subtle. Any patient with a prosthetic valve and a fever has endocarditis until proven otherwise. Suspect it in any patient with fever and a murmur, get lots of cultures and remember that TEE is the gold standard but, T