Tag Archives: mrsa

Loop Abscess Drainage

Posted on November 4, 2010 by emergencypdx

If you are an EM:RAP listener, this is the video I talked about in the November episode on abscess managment. It goes through the steps of a new technique for draining a cutaneous abscess as described in this article. I … Continue reading →

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Competence vs Decision Making Capacity

Posted on September 23, 2010 by emergencypdx

Legal expert Rich Orman joins ercast for a discussion about the distinction between competence and medical decision making capacity. Also -A dog bites my brother’s scrotum -ercast and EMRAP -listener email on induced hypothermia and MRSA Here is the audio

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MRSA and Abscess Part 1

Posted on September 16, 2010 by emergencypdx

Dr. Greg Moran, the ultimate Jedi Master of emergency medicine infectious disease, talks with ercast about MRSA, abscesses, decolonization therapy, cellulitis and much, much more. Does a simple cutaneous abscess need antibiotics? Why is MRSA such a nasty bug? How … Continue reading →