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this just happened! Airway Emergency

3/19/2019

Early into my shift I was called for an allergic reaction emergency on room #27 of the ER. When I got there I found a patient with a tongue so swollen, that he could hardly talk. the tissue under his tongue and tongue itself was swollen to the point it was starting to NOT fit inside his mouth.

He had a prior history of the same in the past and had resulted in the need for intubation (placing a tube in his airway) for protection of his breathing and management of the swelling. This patient had these symptoms develop quit acutely over the last hour prior to presentation.
So fairly quickly we made the decision to intubate the patient.

In this video you will see actual footage of the intubation taking place.

What to do if you cannot afford the prescriptions?

3/18/2019

In this video Dr Carlo Oller talks about what YOU can do if you have trouble filling your medications because you cannot afford them.

I am going to educate you about a few solutions to the problem of not being able to afford the prescribed medications.

Walmart - this company offers many medications for just $4 for a 1 month supply and $10 for a 3 months supply. Use this link:
to view all medications on this plan.
https://www.walmart.com/cp/$4-prescriptions/1078664

Publix offers a number of medications for FREE. Yes...free and many other for $7.5 for a 90 day supply. Check out that list here
http://www.publix.com/pharmacy-wellness/pharmacy/pharmacy-services/free-medication-program

Kroger offers a yearly membership plan that costs $36 but then gives you some prescriptions for free and some at heavy discounts.
https://support.krogersc.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000853403-What-is-the-Kroger-Rx-Savings-Club-

Good Rx - this alternative is so great, I made a video just to talk about it in detail. Check it out here: www.GoodRx.com

Updates...

3/18/2019

3 updates:

Personal life and YouTube

Teaching Doctor / EM residency

a TV mini-series? what?

Hey guys...what do you think?

3/18/2019

So the plan is to send this as a follow up text message to patients that I see in the ER. Basically they will get a link to this page: https://www.carlooller.com/droller/
and then they can view the video posted above.

What do you think good idea?

Most Painful ER procedure response

3/15/2019

large x 2 abscesses on the R axillae of this patient.
These developed over 48 hours and now have surrounding redness and warmth signifying cellulitis of the area.

Femoral Central Line Placement

3/12/2019

In this video we educate medical professionals about the proper technique to place a femoral central line.

We use the 'seldinger technique' to place this large catheter in the groin of the patient in order to medicate patient properly and give aggressive IV hydration.

I am the real Dr. Gerhard

3/12/2019

No...I am really NOT.
But it is ME in the video, they downloaded the footage and recorded a voiceover in their own language to promote and sell genitalia enhancing supplements!

Miracle Stroke Resolution

3/11/2019

In this video, Dr. Carlo Oller, will narrate the story of a patient seen in the ER who presented with a stroke and that was treated as a CODE STROKE and given tPA ('snake venom') within 45 min of arrival to the ER and that resulted in complete resolution of the stroke symptoms.

Insulin Sliding Scale

3/11/2019

2 out of my first 5 patients today were diabetics coming in for uncontrolled blood sugars in the 400s and 500s. I am going to be putting both patients in a sliding insulin scale, so I figured I would make a video explaining what that is, how to do it, and when should the patient seek emergent medical attention.

pre and post Knee laceration repair

3/10/2019