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Take a deeper dive into our peer-reviewed emergency medicine content with the EMplify podcast. Join hosts Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R. Eckler, MD for educational, conversational reviews of current evidence guaranteed to help you make your best clinical decisions. Each high-yield episode gives you practical, time-tested guidance from practicing emergency medicine clinicians and subject-matter experts. Listen and learn!
Diphtheria, Pertussis, and Tetanus with Dr Lara Zibners
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Diphtheria, Pertussis, and Tetanus with Dr Lara Zibners
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and Lara Zibners, MD discuss the August 2025 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice article, Diphtheria, Pertussis, and Tetanus: An Update of Evidence-Based Management of Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department * Introduction and guest backgroundHost welcome, show contextDr. Lara Zibners’ credentialsEB Medicine involvement* Personal stories and clinical experienceMemorable tetanus and pertussis casesVaccine advocacyRare disease encounters* Diphtheria: overview, presentation, treatmentToxigenic vs. non-toxigenic, “bull neck”Cardiac, neurologic complicationsAntitoxin, antibiotics, public health* Pertussis: symptoms, vaccine, treatment“100-day cough,” apnea in infantsWaning immunity, boostersAzithromycin, treat contacts* Tetanus: risk, presentation, managementClostridium ubiquity, no outbreaksMuscle spasms, autonomic instabilityAirway, sedation, antibiotics* Key ED takeaways and pearlsEarly suspicion, isolationICU admission for severe casesVaccination, reporting* Resources and article summaryAppendix, clinical pathwayebmedicine.net referenceCME, further reading* Guest’s podcast plug and closing remarks“Unstable Vitals” podcastWhere to listenThank you, sign-offCheck out Dr Zibner's podcast Unstable VitalsEmergency Medicine Residents, get your free subscription by writing resident@ebmedicine.net
EMplify by EB Medicine
Take a deeper dive into our peer-reviewed emergency medicine content with the EMplify podcast. Join hosts Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R. Eckler, MD for educational, conversational reviews of current evidence guaranteed to help you make your best clinical decisions. Each high-yield episode gives you practical, time-tested guidance from practicing emergency medicine clinicians and subject-matter experts. Listen and learn!
