FOAMcastini - Undifferentiated Agitation and Cured Pork

This podcast episode reports from the Social Media and Critical Care conference in Dublin, focusing on key presentations and insights. Reuben Strayer's talk on managing agitated patients in the emergency department is highlighted, outlining approaches for different levels of agitation, from cooperative to excited delirium, and emphasizing the importance of identifying underlying medical conditions. The hosts discuss the use of ketamine for excited delirium, and debate the avoidance of oxygen, epinephrine, and positive pressure ventilation in pediatric patients with congenital heart defects. Additionally, they review recent EM literature, including studies on antibiotics for diverticulitis and appendicitis, Tamsulosin for renal colic, and more lighthearted studies.