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Larry B. Mellick, MD

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This channel is dedicated to teaching emergency medicine procedures and displaying unique and interesting medical conditions. This channel is only possible because our patients collaborate with us and give permission for their stories to be told so that others might learn. We value this trust and will never take it for granted. And, without the willing support of my University of South..

Poco Calls His Girlfriend to Dinner Every Evening!

Larry B. Mellick, MD

by Larry B. Mellick, MD

4M ago

This is just cute. Poco, our little rescue Yorkie, dutifully calls his girl to dinner every evening ..read more

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Emergency Providers Need Dakota's Cheap New "Dork" Glasses

Larry B. Mellick, MD

by Larry B. Mellick, MD

4M ago

My college-aged daughter studying cybersecurity purchased these magnifying glasses that are basically cheap "loupes" as far as I am concerned. I was impressed by how well made and functional they are and yet they cost her only $16 dollars. Emergency providers do a lot of close up work in settings where the lighting and visibility are often poor. These cheap loupe-a-likes seem perfect for the type of work we often perform in less than ideal conditions. This is not a paid advertisement ..read more

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Cervical Injections for Headache in Honduras

Larry B. Mellick, MD

by Larry B. Mellick, MD

4M ago

During an international medicine trip to Honduras this summer, I performed a paraspinous cervical injection with 0.5% bupivacaine to treat a 76-year-old female with a severe headache for 2 months. The neurologic examination was unremarkable, and the history was not consistent with a subarachnoid bleed or cerebral venous thrombosis. Her vital signs were normal except for a slight increase in blood pressure. We treated her headache using a technique my twin brother discovered, and I first reported on approximately two decades ago. She had complete headache relief in under five minutes ..read more

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Heart Failure Diagnosed with Ultrasound in a Low Resource Environment

Larry B. Mellick, MD

by Larry B. Mellick, MD

6M ago