AlwaysOnEM Podcast Companions
April 7, 2022
ALWAYS ON EM, Season 1, Chapter 5: Newer Medicine for Older Adults
By ejschwartz 
Lauren Southerland, MD1; Alexander Finch, MD2; Venkatesh R Bellamkonda, MD2 1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio 2 Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota LINK TO EPISODE: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-dps6n-11d9ce7 WHY GERIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS? Traditional emergency medicine is designed around providing acute care to people without significant comorbid conditions, […]
March 1, 2022
ALWAYS ON EM, Season 1, Chapter 4: Pump it up!
By ejschwartz
Sarah Schettle, PA-C; Alexander Finch, MD; Venkatesh R Bellamkonda, MD EPISODE LINK: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-65dn9-11b6ee3 OVERVIEW LVAD is the acronym used for left ventricular assist devices. These are devices that serve to assist, not replace, the human heart functions – such as to augment the patient’s cardiac output. These devices support the left ventricular function. They involve […]