In 1998, Andrew Wakefield published his infamous and fraudulent article in the Lancet - a very well known medical journal. In the article, Wakefield concludes that there is a link between the MMR vaccine and autism. The article has since be

#9 - 363 Years of Advice in 15 Minutes

Jul 1st, 2017 20m 21s

Towards the middle of my third year in Residency, I had the idea to make this episode. I wanted to get a bunch of tips and tricks from all my attending's and co-residents. What ended up happening was a little different than I planned. Unintenti

#8 Interview- Entrepreneur, Founder and Drone Enthusiast Dr. Tucker

Jan 30th, 2017 29m 12s

I am starting a series of interviews with physicians who have led interesting careers and have great stories to tell. The first of many future interviews to come. There is more to medicine than just working in the hospital - tactical medici

# 7 - Article Review: The Santa Episode

Dec 23rd, 2016 7m 51s

A special short episode just in time for Christmas. Here we review an article published in The BMJ entitled "Dispelling the nice or naughty myth: retrospective observational study of Santa Claus." This article, while funny, was also touchin

#6 The Fanny Pack - An ER Preparedness Kit

Dec 7th, 2016 14m 15s

Guide to the in-hospital fanny pack: The decision to have a fanny pack was a natural progression. It started in 4th year medical school when a resident gave me a bougie and told me "son, you should keep this in your pocket for your entire r

#5 Glidescope Intubation: 7 Need to Know Tips

Oct 28th, 2016 23m 14s

Each video larnygoscope model has its subtle quirks and troubleshooting techniques. The following techniques are useful when intubating with the Glidescope AVL: Consider a deliberately restricted laryngeal view to aid in tube placement. Do t

#4 Article - To Treat or Not to Treat the Heat? - The HEAT Trial

Aug 29th, 2016 6m 27s

Show notes at www.medicalcasespodcast.libsyn.com. Remember in medical school when you were taught to treat the patient and not the numbers? It sounded so good, right? So why are we so aggressive with treating fever in patients with sepsis? T

#3 Case - Crashing Patients, Chaos and Rapid Responses - The IAD Checklist

Aug 20th, 2016 13m 40s

The topic of this lecture is how to approach a Rapid Response in the hospital. The website has a PDF version of the RAPID RESPONSE CHECKLIST that you can download/print/laminate. There are three sections: Information Actions Differential Dx

#2 - 3 Deadly Rigidity Syndromes

Aug 15th, 2016 25m 7s

Episode #2 A knowledge pearl episode with a short case seen during intern year of residency. These three clinical entities all share a common theme; they develop quickly and need definitive management within minutes. Fentanyl rigid chest syn

#1 Intro - Shock: Need to Know Basics

Aug 15th, 2016 15m 45s

Motivated by the podcast greats in the EM world; the very first episode of MCP. What inspired this podcast was a month long elective ER/ICU rotation during my second year of residency. In preparation for rounding and doing H/P's in Spanish I w