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Episode 79: Open Globe Injury

Episode 78: CAR T-cell Therapy, ICANS, and other complications

CAR T-cell therapy complications beyond cytokine release syndrome primarily involve immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS), which affects 40% to 64% of patients within eight weeks of infusion. This neurotoxicity stems from blood-brain barrier disruption and presents through symptoms ranging from...

Episode 77: CAR T-cell and Cytokine Release Syndrome

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy represents a sophisticated immunomodulation technique where genetically modified T-cells are engineered to target malignancies like leukemia and multiple myeloma. While effective, this therapy frequently triggers Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS), a systemic inflammatory res...

Episode 76: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)

Episode 75: Asplenia

Episode 74: Upper Airway Obstruction Part 2

Episode 73: Upper Airway Obstruction Part 1

Episode 72: Malignant Otitis Externa

Episode 71: Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

Episode 70: Drowning

Episode 69: Decision Making in EM - Getting closer to better

Episode 68: Tubo-Ovarian Abscess

Episode 67: Ovarian Torsion

Episode 66: NSTI Pearls and Pitfalls Part II

Episode 65: NSTI Pearls and Pitfalls Part I

Episode 64: Epiglottitis

Episode 63: Spinal Epidural Abscess

Episode 62: Esophageal Perforation/Rupture

Episode 61: Toxic Shock Syndrome

Episode 60: Abscess