EM Quick Hits Archives - Page 2 of 8 - Emergency Medicine Cases

EM Quick Hits 62 Optimizing RSI Medication Timing, ED Boarding of Older Patients, Prolonged Tourniquet Use, Rural Peer Support Programs, ECG Reciprocal Changes, Nutrition Tips for Shift Workers

On this month's EM Quick Hits podcast: Anand Swaminathan on optimizing RSI medication timing, Brittany Ellis on ED boarding challenges in older patients and solutions to ED crowding and flow, Dave Jerome on managing prolonged tourniquet application, Nour Khatib and Phil Gillick on a rural peer support case, Jesse McLaren on ECG reciprocal changes in acute coronary occlusion, and Melody Ng on practical nutrition tips for shift workers...

By Anton Helman|2025-09-12T10:20:19-04:00January 28th, 2025|Categories: Cardiology, EM Cases, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, Medical Specialty, Respirology, Resuscitation, Special Populations, Trauma, Wellness|Tags: ED overcrowding, glycemic index, nutrition shift work, reciprocal change, RSI, rural peer support, tourniquet|2 Comments

EM Quick Hits 61 TEE in Cardiac Arrest, Nebulized Ketamine, Cellulitis Update, SQ Insulin for DKA, Medicolegal DDx Documentation Tips

On this month's EM Quick Hits podcast: Ross Prager on TEE in cardiac arrest, Justin Morgenstern on nebulized ketamine for analgesia in the ED, Hans Rosenberg & Krishin Yadav on standardizing cellulitis management, Mathew McArther on latest studies on subcutaneous insulin protocols in DKA, Jennifer C. Tang on documenting differential diagnoses medicolegal tips...

By Anton Helman|2024-12-03T12:39:37-05:00December 3rd, 2024|Categories: Cardiology, EM Cases, EM Cases Summit, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, Medical Specialty, Resuscitation|Tags: cellulitis, DKA, ketamine, nebulized ketamine, resuscitative TEE, SQ insulin, subcutaneous insulin, TEE, TEE in cardiac arrest|3 Comments

EM Quick Hits 60 Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage, Post-CABG Infections, Bougie Tips, Pelvic Fracture Bleeds, Debriefing: Why, When & How

On this month's EM Quick Hits podcast: Kevin Wasko on post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage management, Brit Long on assessment and management of post-CABG surgical incision infections, Anand Swaminathan on evidence, pitfalls and tips on using Bougies, Leah Flannigan on when to suspect vascular injury in patients with low energy mechanism pelvic fractures, Andrew Petrosoniak on debriefing after cases: why, when and how... Do you learn a lot from EM Cases? Please consider a donation to ensure EM Cases continues to provide you high quality Free Open Access Medical Education here: https://emergencymedicinecases.com/donation/

By Anton Helman|2025-01-05T21:43:47-05:00October 22nd, 2024|Categories: Cardiology, Ears Nose & Throat, EM Cases, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, Medical Specialty, Orthopaedics, Resuscitation|Tags: bougie, CABG complications, clinical debriefing, pelvic fracture, post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage|0 Comments

EM Quick Hits 59 Traumatic Coronary Artery Dissection, Proper Use of Insulin, Mesenteric Ischemia, Exercise Associated Hyponatremia, AI for OMI

On this month's EM Quick Hits podcast: Ian Chernoff on the often elusive diagnosis of traumatic coronary artery dissection, Anand Swaminathan on proper use of insulin in DKA and in hyperkalemia, Brit Long and Hans Rosenberg on mesenteric ischemia pearls and pitfalls in diagnosis and management, Dave Jerome on recognition and management exercise-associated hyponatremia and heat illness and Jesse McLaren on the Queen of Hearts AI model in helping identify occlusion MI on ECG... Help Support EM Cases by Giving a Donation here: https://emergencymedicinecases.com/donation/

By Anton Helman|2024-09-27T20:16:00-04:00September 10th, 2024|Categories: Cardiology, EM Cases, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, Medical Specialty, Trauma|Tags: AI, DKA, EAH, ECG interpretation, Exercise Associated Hyponatremia, hypokalemia, hyponatremia, Mesenteric Ischemia, OMI, SCAD|0 Comments

EM Quick Hits 58 – HIV PEP and PrEP, PREOXI Trial, Blast Crisis, Nitrous Oxide Poisoning, Vasopressors in Trauma

In this month's EM Quick Hits podcast: Andrew Petrosoniak on the role of vasopressors in the hemorrhaging trauma patient, Megan Landes on providing HIV PEP and PrEP in the ED, Justin Morgenstern & George Kovacs on the PREOXI trial and evidence for pre-oxygenation with NIPPV before intubation in RSI, Brit Long on recognition and management of blast crisis in the ED, and Leah Flanagan & Liam Loughrey on the rise of nitrous oxide toxicity... Help Support EM Cases by Giving a Donation here: https://emergencymedicinecases.com/donation/

By Anton Helman|2024-11-26T10:51:53-05:00July 30th, 2024|Categories: EM Cases, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, Hematology, Medical Specialty, Resuscitation, Toxicology, Trauma|Tags: blast crisis, hiv, HIV PEP, HIV PrEP, nitrous oxide, Pre-oxygenation, PREOXI, RSI, subactue combined degneration spinal cord, tumor lysis syndrome, vasopressors|2 Comments

EM Quick Hits 57 – HIV Diagnosis, Failed Paradigm of STEMI Criteria, Poisoned Patient Airway Management, Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis, DIY Investments

In this month's EM Quick Hits podcast: Megan Landes on the importance of diagnosing HIV in the ED, Jesse McLaren on the failed paradigm of STEMI criteria and ECG tips to identify acute coronary occlusion, Anand Swaminathan on evidence for non-invasive airway management in the poisoned patient, Brit Long and Hans Rosenberg on the identification, workup and management of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, Matt Poyner on the most lucrative side-gig, DIY investing. To support EM Cases, please consider a donation here: https://emergencymedicinecases.com/donation/

By Shaila Gunn|2024-06-18T13:10:16-04:00June 18th, 2024|Categories: Cardiology, EM Cases, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, Gastroenterology, Medical Specialty, Resuscitation, Special Populations, Toxicology|Tags: ascites, cirrhosis, ECG interpretation, hiv, intubation, occlusion MI, paracentesis, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, STEMI, toxicology|4 Comments

EM Quick Hits 56 – Nitroglycerin in SCAPE, REBOA, Diverticulitis Imaging, CRAO, Penicillin Allergy, Physician Personality

In this month's EM Quick Hits podcast: Justin Morgenstern on the first RCT of high dose nitroglycerin in SCAPE, Andrew Neill on Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) indications and evidence, Brit Long on indications for CT in suspected diverticulitis, Tahara Bhate on Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO) and diagnostic error, Matthew McArthur on penicillin allergy labels, myths and penicillin challenges, and Susan Lu on how ED physician personality influences patient outcomes... Please support EM Cases with a donation: https://emergencymedicinecases.com/donation/

By Shaila Gunn|2024-09-27T20:17:41-04:00April 23rd, 2024|Categories: EM Cases, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, Gastroenterology, Medical Specialty, Ophthalmology, Resuscitation, Trauma|Tags: allergic reaction, diverticulitis, hemorrhagic shock, nitroglycerin, penicillin, personality, roboa, SCAPE|1 Comment

EM Quick Hits 55 – Induction Agents, Gabapentinoids, Neuroprotective Intubation, Approach to Paresthesias, Preventing Burnout

Anand Swaminathan on an update on the appropriate selection of induction agents. Hans Rosenberg on when to use gabapentinoids for pain control in the ED. Katie Lin on pearls for neuroprotective intubation. Nour Khatib and Hamza Jalal on an approach to paresthesias in the ED. Eric Wortmann on preventing burnout in emergency medicine. Please support EM Cases with a donation https://emergencymedicinecases.com/donation/

By Shaila Gunn|2024-05-21T01:31:13-04:00February 27th, 2024|Categories: EM Cases, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, Medical Specialty, Neurology|Tags: gabapentin, induction agent, intubation, ketamine, neuroprotective intubation, paresthesia, pregabalin, propofol|1 Comment

EM Quick Hits 54 Button Battery Ingestion, C. difficile, ECG in Tox, Bed Bugs, Fibrinogen in Trauma, Cold Air for Croup

Olivia Ostrow on the management of button battery ingestions, Brit Long on C difficile infection, Jesse McLaren on an approach to ECG's in the tox patient, Joe Mullally on the identification and treatment of bed bug bites, Andrew Petrosoniak on fibrinogen replacement in bleeding trauma patients, Justin Morganstern on Cold Air for Croup... https://emergencymedicinecases.com/donation/

By Shaila Gunn|2025-05-02T10:41:50-04:00January 23rd, 2024|Categories: Cardiology, EM Cases, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, Gastroenterology, Medical Specialty, Pediatrics, Toxicology, Trauma|Tags: bed bugs, button battery, c.difficle, croup, ECG interpretation, fibrinogen, toxicology, trauma|0 Comments

EM Quick Hits 53 Postpartum Hemorrhage, Serotonin Syndrome, TBI Herniation Syndromes, Ulcerative Colitis, Pediatric C-Spine Immobilization, Global EM

On this month's EM Quick Hits podcast: Anand Swaminathan on update to ED management of postpartum hemorrhage, Nour Khatib on serotonin syndrome and its mimics, Katie Lin on an approach to recognition and management of severe TBI and brain herniation syndromes, Hans Rosenberg on the ED management of ulcerative colitis, Heather Cary on pediatric c-spine immobilization controversies and techniques, Navpreet Sahsi on the difference between humanitarian and development work... Please support EM Cases with a donation: https://emergencymedicinecases.com/donation/

By Shaila Gunn|2024-09-27T20:19:38-04:00November 28th, 2023|Categories: EM Cases, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, Gastroenterology, Medical Specialty, Neurology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, Resuscitation, Toxicology, Trauma|Tags: brain herniation, c-spine, c-spine collar, cardiocerebral resuscitation, cerebral herniation, colitis, global EM, postpartum hemorrhage, serotonin syndrome, tbi, ulcerative colitis|0 Comments