March 2021Pain in the Neck
Welcome to the March 2021 Edition of Urgent Care RAP! This month, we jump feet first into a segment on toenail removal, discuss wound repair, give you our A-fib top 10, and much more. Let's check it out! View chapters…
COVID-19 and Intimate Partner Violence
In this Hippo Education bonus, Dr. Lisa Patel and Dr. Maya Ragavan discuss intimate partner violence (IPV) in the context of COVID-19. While data has focused on prevalence, they dive into how the pandemic has changed survivors’ experiences, access to resources, approach to safety planning, privacy concerns, and survivor resilience. They also discuss alternative means of counseling families for IPV in the setting of increased telehealth, where survivors may not be in a private place to disclose an abusive relationship. View chapters…
Race and Medical Education
In this installment of Hippo Education’s Race and Medicine series, Jay and Neda dive into some of the unique challenges facing Black medical students and residents. They also discuss solutions in both undergraduate and medical education with two experts in the field: Dr. Millard Collins, Chair of the Department of Family & Community Medicine at Meharry Medical College and Dr. Renee Crichlow, former Director of Advocacy and Policy in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine. She is currently the Chief Medical Officer of Codman Square Community Health Center and incoming Vice Chair of Health Equity at Boston University Department of Family Medicine. View chapters…
February 2021Rice Rice Baby
Welcome to the February 2021 Edition of Urgent Care RAP! This month, the Matts discuss how R.I.C.E. can help treat inflammation due to minor trauma, we dive into a two part series on the controversies of cannabis prescribed for medical use, and much more. Let's check it out! View chapters…
January 2021The Game Changer
Welcome to the January 2021 Edition of Urgent Care RAP! This month, we dive deep in our two-part amplified pain segment, discuss the medicolegal issues that can occur when dealing with an intoxicated patient, chase some papers, and much more. Let's check it out! View chapters…
What’s That Lab? COVID-19 Labs Special Edition!
In this Hippo Education bonus, Dr. Paul Simmons and Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen sit down to discuss what lab studies are recommended on admission of a COVID patient to the hospital, which labs are followed daily, and how they’re best used. View chapters…
Race and Medicine: Skin of Color
Do you know how eczema may look different on skin of color compared to light skin? How about psoriasis? Or melanoma? Why do our dermatology lectures feature rashes and skin cancers on light skin only? Dr. Jenna Lester, the dermatologist at UCSF and the founder and director of UCSF’s Skin of Color program, joins our own Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen and Dr. Neda Frayha for a pearl-packed conversation to help us all improve our diagnosis and treatment of skin of color. View chapters…
FAQs with an ID expert on COVID mRNA Vaccines
In this Hippo Education bonus, Dr. Matthieu DeClerck and Dr. Manie Beheshti, an infectious disease specialist, answer common questions that clinicians have regarding the new mRNA vaccine, including how mRNA vaccines work, concerns about what we know and don’t know, and how to best approach patients. View chapters…
Being a Clinician and Parent in the Time of Covid-19
Raising kids while working as front-line clinicians in the Covid-19 pandemic has introduced unprecedented challenges to our lives. Dr. Jason Liebzeit and Primary Care RAP host Dr. Neda Frayha sit down for some real talk on being caregivers as well as clinicians in the time of Covid-19, including some concrete action items and solutions. View chapters…
December 2020PECARN Pie
Welcome to the December 2020 edition of Urgent Care RAP! This month, we dive deep on Tattoo Complications, pick a segment on Pediatric Nosebleeds, chase some papers, and much more. Let's get to it! View chapters…
Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes with Dr. Jasmine Marcelin
This year we’ve launched two special audio series to help clinicians practice the best medicine possible: one on the Covid-19 pandemic, and the other on dismantling systemic racism in medicine. In this special conversation, these two audio series come together for an in-depth view of racial disparities in Covid-19 outcomes and how we can do better by our patients. Our usual hosts, Drs. Jay-Sheree Allen and Neda Frayha, interview Infectious Diseases specialist and Diversity and Inclusion expert Dr. Jasmine Marcelin for a rich discussion that sits right in the center of the Covid-19/Race and Medicine Venn diagram. View chapters…
November 2020Hurts So Good
Welcome to the November 2020 edition of Urgent Care RAP! This month, we talk next steps for Diplopia, maintain order as we learn from an expert witness, dive deep into Alcohol Withdrawal, and much more. Let's dive in! View chapters…
Racism as a Public Health Crisis with AAFP President Dr. Ada Stewart
In this Hippo Education bonus conversation, Drs. Jay-Sheree Allen and Neda Frayha sit down with American Academy of Family Physicians President Dr. Ada Stewart. They discuss the AAFP’s recent policy statement that racism is a public health crisis; what the AAFP is doing as an organization to dismantle systemic racism; and resources that all practicing clinicians can use to help us in our own daily practice. View chapters…
The COVID-19 Vaccine with Dr. Paul Offit
In this Hippo Education bonus, world-renowned vaccine expert and Pediatric Infectious Diseases specialist Dr. Paul Offit sits down with Peds RAP host Dr. Sol Behar and Primary Care RAP host Dr. Neda Frayha for a candid conversation on where we stand with the development of a COVID-19 vaccine, challenges ahead, and how clinicians can best focus our efforts in education and advocacy when it comes to a future COVID-19 vaccine. View chapters…
October 2020The Game Bag
Welcome to the October 2020 edition of Urgent Care RAP! This month, we consider what to do next when coming across a bloody diaper, get another "Richie' Rant" about Peds pet peeves, and chase some papers as always. Let's dive in! View chapters…
Maternal and Child Health Disparities
In this Hippo Education bonus conversation, Drs. Jay-Sheree Allen and Neda Frayha sit down with Dr. Joia Crear Perry, thought leader and researcher on racism as a root cause of health inequities, obstetrician-gynecologist, and Founder and President of the National Birth Equity Collaborative. They explore reasons for disparities in maternal and child health and close with three concrete steps we all can take to improve our clinical practice. View chapters…
COVID and The Social Needs Response Team
In this Hippo Education bonus, Dr. Lisa Patel from the Peds RAP team sits down with Dr. Jaya Aysola, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and Assistant Dean of Inclusion and Diversity at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The COVID-19 pandemic has strained community resources and exacerbated health disparities. They discuss crisis intervention theory and how Penn Medicine’s Social Needs Response Team addresses these critical issues. View chapters…
Telemedicine Do’s & Don’ts
In this Hippo Education bonus, Dr. Mizuho Morrison from the Urgent Care RAP team sits down with Dr. Ajsa Nikolic, family medicine physician and medical director for Ochsner Health’s Virtual Care Provider Network. They discuss practical do’s and don’ts for those starting out in telemedicine, as an introduction to Hippo Education’s newest video course, Telemedicine: Common Conditions. Check out the course at hippoed.com/telemed! View chapters…
September 2020Get Your Game On
Welcome to the September 2020 edition of Urgent Care RAP! This month, we do a thorough search for lice info, dive deep into the opiate discussion, try not to limp through an ankle pain segment, and much more. Let's get to it! View chapters…
Kids, Schools, and COVID
In this Hippo Education bonus, Dr. Lisa Patel from our Peds RAP team sits down with Dr. Ryan Padrez, Medical Director at The Primary School, Assistant Clinical Professor in Pediatrics at Stanford University and Executive Committee member on the Council of School Health at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). They discuss the most recent AAP guidance published on COVID-19 planning considerations for school re-entry and suggested protocols on suspected COVID-19 and contacts. View chapters…
Health Disparities with Dr. Utibe Essien
and Neda Frayha sit down with noted health disparities researcher Dr. Utibe Essien, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Core Investigator for the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. They explore reasons for disparities in the health care outcomes of our patients, disparities in the diversity of our medical profession, and the crucial bridge that connects these two. They close with three concrete steps we all can take to improve our clinical practice and reduce health disparities in our patient communities. View chapters…
Pediatric COVID-19: Lit Review
Pediatricians Roy Benaroch and Geoff Simon break down the latest literature on Pediatric COVID-19. View chapters…
August 2020Warts...Not Just a Toad Problem
Welcome to the August 2020 edition of Urgent Care RAP! This month, we generously apply sunscreen tips, get up close and personal with some warts, dive deep into cough & CHF, and much more. Let's check it out! View chapters…
Racism and Child Health
Race and health are inextricably linked to each other. Pediatricians Nathan Chomilo and Michael Cosimini break down the AAP Policy Statement on the health effects of racism on children. View chapters…
July 2020UFBs: Unidentified Foreign Bodies
Welcome to the July 2020 episode of Urgent Care RAP! This month, we open wide to inspect a strep pharyngitis segment, dive deep into foreign body treatment, discuss next steps for an 18 month old with sleepiness, and much more. Let's get going! View chapters…
Bonus: Race and Medicine - An Introduction
In recent weeks, many of our medical organizations have released official statements declaring racism to be a public health crisis. In this introduction to Hippo Education’s new Race and Medicine audio series, Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen sits down with Primary Care RAP host Dr. Neda Frayha for a candid conversation exploring the definition and types of racism, the historical and present-day manifestations of racism in medicine, and potential strategies we all can incorporate into our daily practices to go beyond the hashtag and become true allies. View chapters…
Bonus Short - Laceration Repair in the Time of COVID
Drs. Brian Lin and Mike Weinstock discuss alterations to our usual practice patterns of laceration repair in the setting of the COVID pandemic, which include increasing patient throughput through faster closure techniques, reducing total points of contact with the healthcare system by using techniques to obviate the need for a return visit, and habit changes during closure to minimize exposure risk during face-to-face contact. View chapters…
Bonus Short - Facing Death in the Time of COVID-19 with Dr. BJ Miller
How are you coping with all of the death around us these days? In this Hippo Education update, Primary Care RAP host Dr. Neda Frayha interviews Dr. BJ Miller, a hospice and palliative care specialist at the University of California, San Francisco whose TED talk on what really matters at the end of life has been viewed over 10 million times. Along with Shoshana Berger, Dr. Miller is the co-author of the book, A Beginner’s Guide to the End: Practical Advice for Living Life and Facing Death and founder of the Center for Dying and Living. In this conversation, he helps us come to terms with our own mortality and provide better support to our patients at the end of life. View chapters…
Bonus Short - COVID Antibodies and Immunity
Dr. Mizuho Morrison & Dr.Jenny Beck Esmay both having had covid themselves, briefly discuss the clinical course and what presence of IgM vs. IgG signifies. They discuss what we currently know about antibody testing (national availability, reliability, sensitivity) as well as convalescent plasma transfusion (CPT) and criteria for donation vs. recipient. View chapters…
June 2020Hangry
Welcome to the June 2020 edition of Urgent Care RAP! This month, we take some Tox Time to discuss Overdose, touch on Contact Dermatitis, dive deep on Hunger Strikes, and much more. Let's get to it! View chapters…
*UPDATED*Bonus Short - The Saga Continues with Remdesivir and Hydroxychloroquine
*Editor's note: As of June 4, 2020, The Lancet article by Mehra MR et al has been retracted. (https://www.thelancet.com/lancet/article/s0140673620313246) In this Hippo Education short, Dr.Salim Rezaie from REBEL EM and Lit Matters critically appraises two papers published on Friday May 22nd, 2020. He discusses what the evidence shows for both remdesivir & hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine as effective treatment or prophylaxis for COVID-19. View chapters…
Bonus Short - COVID CARDIOLOGY
COVID-19 causes STEMI’s, arrhythmias and myocarditis?!? Emergency medicine and cardiology guru Amal Mattu, MD chats with Mizuho Morrison, DO on the cardiovascular effects of COVID-19. They discuss: the known pathophysiology of how viral infections affect the heart; Review the new consensus statement from the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and interventions (SCAI), American College of Cardiology (ACC), and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) on how to manage STEMIs; and lastly discuss how cardiac arrest management differs in this COVID era. View chapters…
Bonus Short - Indirect Impact of COVID-19 on Children
Children seem to be less affected than adults by the direct effects of COVID-19 infection, but the pandemic has brought forth other health risks to the pediatric population. Sol Behar interviews Oakland, CA based primary care pediatricians Celine Sparrow and Katie D’Harlingue about the indirect impact of COVID-19 on children. Topics covered include home school and academic achievement, mental health issues, and nutrition/food insecurity. View chapters…
Bonus Short - COVID Findings in Kids
Sol Behar interviews New York City pediatric emergency doctor Dr. Ee Tay, highlighting the features of pediatric COVID disease, including an emerging illness that is being compared to Kawasaki Shock Syndrome called “pediatric inflammatory multisystem disease” (PIMS). View chapters…
Bonus Short - COVID-19: IDSA Treatment Guidelines, Remdesivir, and a Look Back
In this Hippo Education update, Primary Care RAP host Dr. Neda Frayha interviews regular guest and Infectious Diseases expert Dr. Devang Patel for a discussion of where the IDSA stands on all the potential treatments for COVID-19, a review of the remdesivir paper that is all the rage lately, and a look back on whether or not their very first conversations on the novel coronavirus have stood the test of time. View chapters…
Bonus Short - COVID-19: The Long Game
Dr. Matthieu DeClerck talks to Dr. Manie Beheshti on how the healthcare system should approach the “re-opening” of society as we plan the lifting of social restrictions. What safety implementations need to be in place in order to protect our most vulnerable patients. What changes can we anticipate in the healthcare system moving forward. View chapters…
May 2020I Got The Gout!
Welcome to the May 2020 Edition of Urgent Care RAP! This month, we listen in to a segment on glue ear, dive deep into pregnancy do's and don'ts, stretch out with a piece on shoulder pain, and much more. Let's check it out! View chapters…
Bonus Short - Clinician Mental Health in the COVID-19 Pandemic
In this Hippo Education Short, psychiatrist Dr. Melissa Shepard sits down with Primary Care RAP host Dr. Neda Frayha for some real talk on the mental health challenges facing health care workers in the COVID-19 pandemic, and some concrete, tangible tools to help us get through this period. Spoiler alert: it’s more than yoga. View chapters…
Bonus Short - Pandemic Malpractice Issues
Dr. Matthew DeLaney and Dr. Michael Weinstock sit down to discuss the threat of lawsuits in the midst of the COVID pandemic. The last thing anyone wants to think about is the risk of a lawsuit. Unfortunately, despite the extra challenges posed by our current pandemic, the threat of medicolegal consequences remains. In this segment, we evaluate the unique medicolegal risks that can occur during disaster situations and look at potential sources of medicolegal protection. View chapters…
Bonus Short - COVID CXR Study and Findings in Ambulatory Patients
Drs. Mike Weinstock and Josh Russell, from Urgent Care RAP, just published a landmark COVID study: CXRs obtained from confirmed and symptomatic COVID-19 patients presenting to the UC were normal in 58.3% of cases, and normal or only mildly abnormal in 89% of patients. View chapters…
“What if I Get Called In”...COVID Airway Management for the Non-Intensivist
COVID airway management creates a lot of anxiety for those of us non-intensivists. Dr. Mizuho Morrison interviews Dr. Scott Weingart (founder of EMCrit.org and Chief of the Division of Emergency Critical Care at Stony Brook University Hospital, NY) on the basics of COVID airway management. View chapters…
Bonus Short - COVID-19 Lessons From NYC
Patients with COVID-19 present in a variety of ways, and urgent care clinicians need to have a low index of suspicion for diagnosis. Management involves emergency referral for patients with a low oxygen saturation. Every patient should be treated as if they could have COVID-19. View chapters…
Bonus Short - COVID-19: UC/Primary Care Triage
Covid-19 is a rapidly spreading pandemic that has already had world wide ramifications. As Emergency Rooms and Hospitals quickly get overwhelmed by ill patients the Urgent Care and Primary Care setting play critical roles in appropriately triaging patients that can go home vs those that need to be transferred to the Emergency Department for further evaluation and treatment. The ability to act as levies to the large number of patients during this pandemic will help preserve the ED and Hospital “resources” for those critically ill patients that need it most. View chapters…
Bonus Short - COVID 19: Hot Topics and Lit Review
There are so many active threads, subthreads, and sub-sub-threads of conversation in the medical community surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. In this Hippo Education Short, Drs. Tom Robertson and Steve Biederman of Primary Care RAP’s Paper Chase take 4 hot topics in COVID-19 and examine the literature behind them. They look into the epidemiology of the outbreak in the U.S. and lessons learned, the sensitivity and specificity of SARS-CoV-2 testing, the rates of co-infection with other respiratory viruses, and convalescent plasma as a potential therapy. View chapters…
Bonus Short - COVID-19: Pregnancy and Newborns
Sol interviews Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia NICU doc Joanna Parga-Belinkie to discuss COVID-19 and some of the peripartum issues that come up during the novel coronavirus pandemic for both pregnant moms and their newborns. View chapters…
April 2020Hang Over Palpitations
Welcome to the April 2020 Edition of Urgent Care RAP! This month, we think about next steps for a dog bite to the face, listen to some great info on fingertip injuries to keep on hand, listen in to a segment on pediatric URI, and much more. Let's check it out! View chapters…
COVID-19 Pharmacology
Mizuho sits down with emergency medicine pharmacist/toxicologist Bryan Hayes, PharmD to answer some pertinent questions and myth-bust clarifications about pharmaceutical options in COVID-19 treatment. View chapters…
Bonus Short - Telemedicine in the Time of COVID-19
Has your clinical practice shifted to telemedicine yet? In the era of COVID-19, clinicians everywhere are being thrown into telemedicine, often without any experience or background knowledge. To help us all get up to speed with this patient care technology, Hippo Education’s Dr. Neda Frayha sits down with Dr. Edward Kaftarian, the Vice Chair of Mental Health at the American Telemedicine Association and CEO of Orbit Health Telepsychiatry. Together they explore the benefits and potential pitfalls of telemedicine, the equipment required, billing and coding considerations, appropriate etiquette, and much more. View chapters…
COVID: What If I Get Called In?
Many healthcare workers are worried if we get called in to help with COVID patients because this may be outside our scope of practice. Aaron Bright, MD sits down with Salim Rezaie, MD to simplify critical frontline lessons to keep you and your patients safe if you get called in. Topics include pearls and pitfalls regarding: PPE, management of stable suspected COVID patients, respiratory interventions, diagnostic and radiology patterns, and provider self-care tips. View chapters…
Bonus Short - Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Workers
Our panel of podcast hosts from a variety of practice settings discuss the logistical and psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers and discuss strategies to mitigate the stress associated with the pandemic. View chapters…
Bonus Short - COVID-19 Update
In this Hippo Education Short, Infectious Diseases specialist Dr. Devang Patel and our own Dr. Neda Frayha discuss the latest, clinician-focused updates on the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. View chapters…
March 2020Fight Bites & Cup O' Noodles...Pain, No Gain!
Welcome to the March 2020 edition of Urgent Care RAP! This month, we extract some info on Fish Hook Removal, dive deep into Diverticulitis, discuss Medication Alternatives, and much more. Let's hop to it! View chapters…
February 2020Clear as Mud...IDSA Guideline Pneumonia updates
Welcome to the February 2020 Edition of Urgent Care RAP! This month, we try our hand at mending broken hearts, chomp down on some dental problems, inhale Pneumonia info, and much more. Let's get to it! View chapters…
Bonus Short - Novel Coronavirus
In this Hippo Education Short, Infectious Diseases specialist Dr. Devang Patel sits down with our own Dr. Neda Frayha to discuss what we know so far about the new 2019-n-CoV coronavirus outbreak and what front-line clinicians can do if we suspect a patient of ours might have this viral illness. View chapters…
January 2020Mainlining Madness
Welcome to the January 2020 Edition of Urgent Care RAP! This month, we crack open some fast track pearls, stretch out with joint pain info, discuss the mysteries of penicillin allergies, and much more. Let's check it out! View chapters…
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