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Get ready for something new in the board review universe! A free podcast featuring the legendary Mel Herbert and crew. We're diving into the essentials for crushing the Emergency Medicine board exams—whether you're just starting out or mastering the advanced stuff. Brought to you by the same brilliant minds behind EM:RAP, CorePendium, and UCMax. 🚀Coming soon to: Invictus.reviews
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- Oct 15, 202515 min
Submersion, Event! and End of the Pod (for now)
Coming Soon: Invictus.Reviews YouTube Version We reframe “drowning” as submersion incidents and lay out a simple path from shore to safe disposition. Hypoxia drives arrest, observation prevents misses, and ECMO has a clear role when ventilation fails or hypothermia persists. • replacing drowning with submersion incidents • hypoxia as the primary cause of arrest • selective C‑spine precautions based on mechanism • ECMO for refractory hypoxemia or hypothermia • normal chest X‑ray can mislead a...
- Sep 2, 202519 min
Antidepressants Toxicity
YouTube Link Dr. Sean Nordt delivers a comprehensive pharmacology lecture on antidepressants, their mechanisms, and the management of toxicity cases in emergency settings. The board-certified emergency physician, pharmacologist, and toxicologist walks through the complex pharmacology of psychiatric medications, focusing on their potentially deadly complications and how to recognize and treat them. • Cyclic antidepressants cause toxicity through fast sodium channel blockade, leading to QRS wi...
- Aug 19, 20253 min
Household Poison Pearls
YouTube Link Updates on the Invictus medical review courses with "baby Invictus" for oral exams coming soon and a comprehensive border review course in development. Dr. Sean Nort shares vital insights on common household ingestions, challenging assumptions about what substances actually pose dangers to children. • Household bleach (3% sodium hypochlorite) ingestion typically requires only reassurance and discharge home • Industrial bleach is more concerning due to higher concentration • Mo...
- Jul 30, 20256 min
Necrotizing Infections For Exams
YouTube Link Dr. Mel Herbert provides a crucial update on the Invictus Board Review program alongside critical pearls for identifying and managing deadly necrotizing infections. These rapidly progressing infections require immediate recognition, prompt treatment, and surgical intervention to prevent death from these tissue-destroying processes. • Necrotizing infections include necrotizing fasciitis, Fournier's gangrene, Ludwig's angina, and malignant otitis externa • Key warning signs includ...
- Jul 14, 202517 min
Trach Emergencies
YouTube Link Tracheostomy and laryngectomy emergencies demand specific knowledge and immediate action to prevent devastating complications. Jess Mason delivers critical pearls on managing occluded, dislodged, and bleeding tracheostomies that are essential for both board exams and clinical practice. • Cuffed tracheostomies have a pilot balloon and are required for positive pressure ventilation • Uncuffed tracheostomies are more common in established patients but cannot be used with ventilat...
- Jul 3, 202512 min
Pediatric Status Epilepticus: A Primer
YouTube Link Status epilepticus has been redefined from 30 minutes to just 5 minutes of continuous seizure activity, aligning better with current treatment approaches that emphasize early intervention. This includes recognizing non-convulsive status, which often presents as a prolonged postictal state with subtle eye movements or gaze deviation. • Systematic assessment includes history of seizures, medications, shunts, trauma, potential ingestions • Lab evaluation should include glucose, ele...
- Jun 23, 20254 min
A kid with a rash, again :)
YouTube Link Staph Scalded Skin Syndrome presents with terrifying skin desquamation but typically heals without scarring within two weeks. This case demonstrates the classic presentation in a three-year-old child with recent URI, highlighting the typical appearance, clinical course, and management principles. • Staph Scalded Skin Syndrome results from staphylococcal toxins that cleave the epidermis • Most common in young children, often following upper respiratory infections • No mucosal inv...
- Jun 16, 20255 min
A fever and a Rash
YouTube Link Try and guess before reading the summary. Stevens-Johnson Syndrome presents a critical dermatological emergency characterized by mucosal lesions and diffuse rash with high mortality if untreated. Recognizing this condition requires understanding its presentation, pathophysiology, and immediate management strategies to improve patient outcomes. • Case presentation of 20-year-old female with fever, mucosal lesions, and diffuse rash • Mucosal involvement is the key diagnostic featu...
About Invictus Reviews
Get ready for something new in the board review universe! A free podcast featuring the legendary Mel Herbert and crew. We're diving into the essentials for crushing the Emergency Medicine board exams—whether you're just starting out or mastering the advanced stuff. Brought to you by the same brilliant minds behind EM:RAP, CorePendium, and UCMax. 🚀Coming soon to: Invictus.reviews
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