36 - Marijuana, Sunburns, Pulse Oximetry, Lower UTI's

2 View: Emergency Medicine PAs & NPs

Welcome to Episode 36 of “The 2 View,” the podcast for EM and urgent care nurse practitioners and physician assistants!

Show Notes for Episode 36 of “The 2 View” – Marijuana as a schedule III drug, treating sunburns and other skin problems, pulse oximetry and racial bias, and diagnosing lower UTIs.

Marijuana as a schedule III drug

Burton KW. The DEA Plans to Reschedule Marijuana: What Happens Next? Medscape: Emergency Medicine. Published May 2, 2024. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/dea-plans-reschedule-marijuana-what-happens-next-2024a10008ka?ecd=wnl_edit_tpal_etid6489685&uac=106964SV&impID=6489685

Dea.gov. DEA: United States Drug Enforcement Administration. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.dea.gov/drug-information/drug-scheduling

Treating sunburns and other skin problems

12 Summer Skin Problems You Can Prevent. Aad.org. American Academy of Dermatology Association. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.aad.org/public/everyday-care/skin-care-secrets/routine/prevent-summer-skin-problems

Benedetti J. Sunburn. Merck Manual Professional Edition. Reviewed/Revised Oct 2023. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/dermatologic-disorders/reactions-to-sunlight/sunburn

Faurschou A, Wulf HC. Topical corticosteroids in the treatment of acute sunburn: A randomized, double-blind clinical trial. Arch Dermatol. PubMed. NIH: National Library of Medicine: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Published May 2008. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18490588/

How to Treat Sunburn. Aad.org. American Academy of Dermatology Association. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.aad.org/public/everyday-care/injured-skin/burns/treat-sunburn

Skowrońska W, Bazylko A. The Potential of Medicinal Plants and Natural Products in the Treatment of Burns and Sunburn—A Review. Pharmaceutics. PMC: PubMed Central. NIH: National Library of Medicine: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Published February 2023. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9958865/

Pulse oximetry and racial bias

Gudelunas MK, Lipnick M, Hendrickson C, et al. Low Perfusion and Missed Diagnosis of Hypoxemia by Pulse Oximetry in Darkly Pigmented Skin: A Prospective Study. Anesth Analg. PubMed. NIH: National Library of Medicine: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Published March 1, 2024. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38109495/

Valbuena VSM, Seelye S, Sjoding MW, et al. Racial bias and reproducibility in pulse oximetry among medical and surgical inpatients in general care in the Veterans Health Administration 2013-19: multicenter, retrospective cohort study. BMJ. Published July 6, 2022. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.bmj.com/content/378/bmj-2021-069775.long

Diagnosing Lower UTIs

Aydemir B, Overton D. Diagnosing Lower Urinary Tract Infections. ACEP Now: The Official Voice of Emergency Medicine. Published May 10, 2024. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.acepnow.com/article/diagnosing-lower-urinary-tract-infections/

Recurring Sources

Center for Medical Education. Ccme.org. http://ccme.org

The Proceduralist. Theproceduralist.org. http://www.theproceduralist.org

The Procedural Pause. Emergency Medicine News. Lww.com. https://journals.lww.com/em-news/blog/theproceduralpause/pages/default.aspx

The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Thesgem.com. http://www.thesgem.com

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