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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.

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    • Apr 21, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 13m AVG DURATION
    • 6 EPISODES


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    Primary Care RAP - Hypogonadism

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2016 17:59


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

    Urgent Care RAP - Smoking Cessation Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2016 6:37


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

    Peds RAP - Hoverboards

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2016 5:12


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

    Peds RAP - Nice Dermatitides (Common Peds Skin Conditions)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2016 25:45


    Solomon Behar, MD and Danelle Fisher, MD discuss the most common skin conditions in children and basic approaches to management. Pearls: First line management of atopic dermatitis includes good skin hygiene and topical moisturizers; topical corticosteroids are often needed to control flares as well as help with relapses. Topical calcineurin inhibitors are used as second line treatment in children older than 2 years of age. Topical corticosteroids come in varying potencies and formulations and should be tailored to the specific clinical situation. Atopic Dermatitis (AD).  AD is one of the most common skin findings in the pediatric population.  AD can present in early infancy and with varying clinical presentation.  

    Urgent Care RAP - WDIDN? Killing a Fly With a Cannonball!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2016 16:27


    Mike Weinstock, MD and Mizuho Spangler, DO discuss fingernail pathologies, management of paronychia and risks for aggressive antibiotic usage in outpatient settings. PEARLS: Fingertip lesions can be isolated injuries or evidence of more serious, systemic processes. Radiographs of fingertips are useful if there is a concern for a retained foreign body, underlying fracture or deep-space infection like osteomyelitis. It is important to remember that nothing we do in medicine, including writing prescriptions and admitting patients to the hospital, is without risk, and we need to consider these risks in determining the right course of action for our patients.   More information on this topic can be found on the Hippo Education blog here.

    Primary Care RAP - Condolence Letters

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2016 7:03


    A patient you're caring for, but don't know very well, dies in the hospital. You feel awkward about writing a condolence letter since there isn't much of a relationship with the family. Should you write one? Will it bring up unpleasant memories for the family? Eric Lamotte and Susan Merel explore these questions and more (as well as brief how to guide) in this Primary Care RAP short.

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