Clinical Pearls  ·  A teaching series

The Curbside

Clinical pearls picked up at every stop along the way, one specialty at a time.

The stops

Stop 01 · Hepatology

String of Pearls

Reading liver function tests in three questions.

Stop 02 · Medical Toxicology

Rate, Pump, Pipes

Resuscitating beta-blocker and calcium-channel blocker poisoning.

Stop 03 · Ophthalmology

Vision Before Imaging

A three-pass emergency eye exam for trauma and common ED eye complaints.

Stop 04 · Cardiology

Never Be More Panicked Than the Patient

A two-fork approach to regular narrow-complex tachycardia, stable and unstable.

Stop 05 · Neurology

Weakness Has an Address

Prove the power loss, check the bellows, then localize before imaging.

Stop 06 · Cardiology

Borderline Is Not Unstable

Separating true instability from a soft pressure in AF with RVR.

More stops on the way. Bicarb Curious moved to The Med Room.