The Hippo Education Podcast

The Hippo Education Podcast

The Hippo Education Podcast is the place for the best free audio CME on earth. Hippo RAPs (Reviews and Perspectives) bring you the latest news, updated clinical practice information and important stuff you need to know for your specialty. Our RAP roster is Emergency Medicine, Primary Care, Pediatrics, Urgent Care and growing. The Hippo faculty are always on duty to make sure you have the info you need from a source you can trust.

Episodes

OUD Decoded - Understanding the Opioid Epidemic

December 20, 2024 • 28 mins

The opioid epidemic is an ongoing crisis that devastates individuals and communities across the U.S. But did you know opioid use disorder dates back to the early 1800s? In this conversation, we’ll explore the history of this public health issue and then shift focus to how clinicians and lawmakers can collaborate on harm reduction and effective treatment strategies for OUD.

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OUD Decoded - What is Xylazine (aka "tranq")?

December 20, 2024 • 29 mins

Join Dr. Kelly Heidepriem and pharmacist Dr. Kyle Dvoracek as they dive into the growing concern around xylazine, also known as "Tranq," a potent substance increasingly being found in illicit drugs. In this discussion, they’ll unpack the latest developments surrounding this dangerous drug, its effects on the body, and what clinicians need to know to recognize and respond to cases of xylazine exposure. Fro...

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OUD Decoded - The Rise of Fentanyl: Eli's Story

December 20, 2024 • 31 mins

Three months after Dr. Beth Weinstock’s 20-year-old son, Eli, tragically died in 2021, the coroner revealed that his body contained both kratom, a legal herbal supplement, and fentanyl—something Eli never intended to ingest. His death highlights the deadly rise of fentanyl, which contributed to over 107,000 drug overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2022, with synthetic opioids like fentanyl involved in 67% of t...

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ERcast - Intro: Making Sense of the Nonsense

December 20, 2024 • 17 mins

What do you do with the patient who arrives in the ED with an unreasonable request? DeLaney, Drew, and Andy discuss how to best handle this all-too-common occurrence.

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ERcast - Lit Matters #1: Artificial Intelligence and Human Values

December 20, 2024 • 17 mins

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in emergency medicine is here, particularly in the last several months and all of us will have our careers impacted by AI soon. There is a lot of computer science and jargon to understand, and Drew and Cam will help break down some of this nomenclature. Computers/AI are good at generating probabilities. But, making a diagnosis about a patient in front of you is more than under...

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UC RAP - Legal Lessons: Testicular Torsion

December 20, 2024 • 21 mins

Drs. Matt Delaney and Kelly Heidepriem review a real-life urgent care case on testicular torsion and discuss the known malpractice data on torsion, ways to reduce our legal risk, and how this can be an easy miss by anyone.

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ERcast - Is Medicine a Vocation or a Profession?

December 20, 2024 • 18 mins

The terms vocation and profession are both commonly used to describe the practice of medicine. While these terms may seem interchangeable, there are subtle differences in their definitions that can make a big difference. DeLaney covers how we describe our lives in the emergency department and how what we say may make a difference.

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UC RAP - Eustachian Tube Dysfunction

December 20, 2024 • 16 mins

We so frequently see patients in the Urgent Care with complaints about their ears - everything from pain, to fullness, to hearing loss to “I’m all plugged up!”. Today Brett talks with Dr. Matthew DeLaney to cover strategies we can use to get these patients some relief.

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UC RAP - Ketorolac Comparisons: What's the Right Dose?

December 20, 2024 • 14 mins

Ketorolac is our go-to UC workhorse for MSK pain, kidney stones, and so much more. But are you giving the right dose? We’ll dive into the literature.

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Peds RAP - Neuroendocrine Causes of Obesity

December 19, 2024 • 22 mins

Parul and Sol review neuroendocrine causes of obesity, including some syndromes associated with obesity.

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Peds RAP - Down Syndrome Part 1

December 19, 2024 • 24 mins

Down Syndrome or Trisomy 21, is one of the most commonly encountered syndromes seen in the primary care office. Guidelines for the care of the patient with Down Syndrome has changed several times in the past couple of decades, and in keeping with this tradition, the AAP came out with yet another set of guidelines in May of 2022. This Clinical Report for the Health Supervision of Patients with Down Syndrom...

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Peds RAP - Nirsevimab: The Latest Tool to Prevent RSV

December 19, 2024 • 12 mins

Nirsevimab - the new RSV monoclonal antibody has been FDA approved for use in infants. Parul and Sol review what it is, how effective it is in preventing severe RSV bronchiolitis, and who should receive it.

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Primary Care RAP - Lipidology 201: Advanced Testing

December 19, 2024 • 17 mins

Patients sometimes ask us about further testing for lipids beyond the standard lipid profile. Neda Frayha sits down with cardiologist, Dr. Stanley Liu, to dive into advanced testing for lipids and how to evaluate and treat the results of that testing.

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Primary Care RAP - IU-Doing this Right? Pain and Anxiety Management for IUD Placement

December 19, 2024 • 25 mins

It's well-documented that the insertion of an IUD can be painful, sometimes excruciatingly so. But somehow it has taken a public outcry about this extreme discomfort to bring the issue to the forefront of the medical community. Neda sits down with Matt to explore new recommendations from the CDC, evidence-based options for pain and anxiety management, and a toolkit of strategies we can use when inserting ...

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Primary Care RAP - Thyroid Q&A Lightning Round: Treatment Conundrums

December 19, 2024 • 14 mins

Thyroid disorders can be confusing. In this episode, Neda Frayha, MD sits down with endocrinologist Rana Malek, MD for a thyroid Q&A lightning round. Listen as Dr. Malek answers our burning questions about T3, subclinical hypothyroidism, thyroid antibodies, levothyroxine formulations, and more.

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Primary Care RAP - Antibiotic Stewardship with an Expert

November 7, 2024 • 31 mins
Antibiotic Stewardship with an Expert Guillermo Sanchez, PA-C, MPH, MSHS and Tiffany Proffitt, DO
 
Antibiotic stewardship is a complex issue, influenced by factors beyond just medical necessity. Late-night shifts, ...
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Primary Care RAP - Hypogonadism

April 21, 2016 • 17 mins

Primary Care RAP presents a segment on Hypogonadism Featuring Margaret Wierman, MD and Andrew Buelt, DO

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Urgent Care RAP - Smoking Cessation Update

April 21, 2016 • 6 mins

Mike and Rob dive back in to give you some new finds on Smoking Cessation from the March 2016 Edition of Urgent Care RAP.

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Peds RAP - Hoverboards

April 21, 2016 • 5 mins

Dr. Ilene Claudius discusses the safety, risks and laws relating to hoverboards.

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Peds RAP - Nice Dermatitides (Common Peds Skin Conditions)

March 30, 2016 • 25 mins

Solomon Behar, MD and Danelle Fisher, MD discuss the most common skin conditions in children and basic approaches to management.

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