Core EM - Emergency Medicine Podcast

This week we take a look at alcohol withdrawal with a focus on recognition and management. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Episode_49_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download Leave a Comment Tags: Alcohol Withdrawal , Ativan , Benzodiazipines , Delirium Tremens , Ethanol , Thaimine , Valium Show Notes Yip L. Chapter 77. Ethanol. In: Nelson LS, Lewin NA, Howland M, Hoffman RS, Goldfrank...

This week we delve into the anticholinergic toxidrome with a focus on management and the use of physostigmine. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Episode_48_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download Leave a Comment Tags: Anticholinergic , Diphenhydramine , Physostigmine , TCA , Toxicology Show Notes Howland M. Antidotes in Depth (A12): Physostigmine Salicylate. In: Nelson LS, Lewin NA, How...

This week we review mandible dislocations and reduction approahces focusing on the new "syringe" technique. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Episode_47_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download Leave a Comment Tags: Mandible Dislocation , Oral Surgery , Syringe Technique Show Notes Read More ALiEM: Tick of the Trade: Extra-oral reduction technique of anterior mandible dislocation Gorchyn...

This week, the podcast features a full length talk from our Grand Rounds series. This talk was given by Ilene Claudius on pediatric SOB https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Podcast_Episode_46_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download Leave a Comment Tags: Asthma , Atropine , Bronchiolitis , Croup , Magnesium , RSI Show Notes Irazuzta JE et al. High-dose magnesium sulfate infusion for severe...

This week we review a number of controversial topics in SSTI management with a focus on the role of antibiotics in abscess management. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Podcast_Episode_45_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download Leave a Comment Tags: Abscess , Cellulitis , Controversy , I+D , Irrigation , TMP-SMX Show Notes Core EM: Predictors of failed outpatient cellulitis treatment EM...

This week we touch on some pearls and pitfalls on diagnosis and management of tick borne illnesses. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Podcast_Episode_44_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download One Comment Tags: Babesiosis , Ehrlichiosis , Lyme Disease , RMSF , Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever , Tick Show Notes CDC: Ticks CDC: Tick Borne Illnesses of the United States Read More

This week we review delayed ICH in patients with head trauma on blood thinners and discuss the role of repeat imaging and admission. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Podcast_Episode_43_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download 2 Comments Tags: Clopidogrel , Delayed Intracranial Hemorrhage , Head Trauma , Plavix , Warfarin Show Notes Nishijima DK et al. Immediate and delayed traumatic int...

This week we review how to ventilate the intubated asthmatic patient. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Podcast_Episode_42_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download One Comment Tags: Asthma , Crashing Asthmatic , Permissive Hypercapnea , Ventilation Show Notes REBEL EM: The Crashing Asthmatic EMCrit: Podcast 15 – The Severe Asthmatic EMCrit: Dominating the Vent: Part I + Part II Rea...

This week we look at herpetic infections of the eye and skin focusing on diagnosis and management. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Episode_41_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download One Comment Tags: Herpes , Herpetic Keratitis , Shingles , Zoster Show Notes Wilhelmus KR. Antiviral treatment and other therapeutic interventions for herpes simplex virus epithelial keratitis. Cochrane Da...

This week we delve into dental emergencies from infections to trauma as well as discussing dental anesthesia. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Episode_40_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download Leave a Comment Tags: Dental Caries , Dental Emergencies , Dental Trauma , Dentoalveolar Abscess Show Notes Taming the SRU: Regional Anesthesia of the Face & Mouth ALiEM: Paucis Verbis: Dent...

This podcast reviews highlights from a grand rounds talk given by Michael Bond on Killer back pain. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Episode_39_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download Leave a Comment Tags: AAA , Back Pain , Epidural Abscess , Vertebral Osteomyelitis Show Notes Edlow JA. Managing Nontraumatic Acute Back Pain. Ann Emerg Med 2015; 66: 148-53. PMID: 25578887 Read More

This week we discuss everyone's favorite infectious diseases: Gonorrhea and Chlamydia https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Episode_38_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download Leave a Comment Tags: Chlamydia , Gonorrhea , PID , STD , STI Show Notes The SGEM: SGEM #104: Let’s Talk About Sex Baby, Let’s Talk About STDs ALiEM: Is the Pelvic Exam in the Emergency Department Useful? HQMedEd: Blin...

This week we discuss ovarian pathology focusing on ovarian torsion and tubo-ovarian abscess. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Episode_37_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download Leave a Comment Tags: gynecology , Ovarian Torsion , TOA , tubo-ovarian abscess Show Notes Pediatric EM Morsels: Ovarian Torsion EM Lyceum: Ovarian Torsion Beigi, R.H. (2015). Epidemiology, clinical manifestatio...

This week's podcast delves into cervical spine injuries and the findings found on CT imaging of the cervical spine. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Episode_36_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download Leave a Comment Tags: Cervical Spine , Fracture , Trauma Show Notes Core EM: C-Spine Injuries + CT Interpretation Schwartz DT.  Section 5. Cervical Spine.  In: Schwartz DT:  Emergency Radi...

This week we discuss an article on door to balloon time and focus on the EPs role in patients who present with ST elevations on their EKG. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Episode_35_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download Leave a Comment Tags: Cardiology , Door to Balloon Time , Resuscitation , STEMI Show Notes Fanari Z et al. Aggressive measures to decrease “door to balloon” time and...

This week, we cover the physiologic changes in pregnancy and how they affect trauma management. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Episode_34_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download Leave a Comment Tags: Perimortem C-section , Pregnancy , Trauma Show Notes EMCrit: Peri-Mortem C-Section emDocs.net: Resuscitation of the Pregnant Trauma Patient – Pearls and Pitfalls Core EM: Peri-Mortem C-S...

This week, we review the management of post-partum hemorrhage focusing on identifying the cause, resuscitation and directed medical therapy. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Episode_33_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download Leave a Comment Tags: Post-partum hemorrhage , Pregnancy Show Notes Core EM: Shoulder Dystocia Del Portal DA et al. Emergency department management of shoulder dys...

This is part I of a 2 part series on C-spine CT scans. In part 1, we discuss the basic ins and outs of reading the C-spine CT. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Episode_32_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download Leave a Comment Tags: Cervical Spine , CT Scan Show Notes Core EM: The ABCs of Reading C-Spine CTs Read More

This podcast is a recorded lecture from our conference on why Rocuronium should be the go to drug for RSI in the ED. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Episode_31_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download 2 Comments Tags: Airway , Rocuronium , RSI , Succinycholine Show Notes Sydney HEMS Sux Contraindications Read More: Strayer RJ. Rocuronium versus succinylcholine: Cochrane synopsis recons...

This episode delves into pediatric c-spine injuries focusing on the question of who needs imaging? https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Episode_30_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download Tags: Cervical Spine , NEXUS C-spine , Pediatrics Show Notes Leonard JC et al. Factors associated with cervical spine injury in children after blunt trauma. Ann Emerg Med 2011; 58(2): 145-55. PMID: 2103590...

This week we discuss the work up for dementia and delirium as well as a bit on ischemic CVA management. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Episode_29_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download Leave a Comment Tags: CVA , Delirium , Dementia , Stroke , tPA Show Notes SAEM Geriatric Guidelines (includes screening tools for delirium): GEMCast: Diagnosing and Managing Delirium in Older Adults G...

This week we review some of the different aspects used in assessment of the suicidal patient who presents to the ED. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Episode_28_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download Leave a Comment Tags: Depression , Suicide Assessment Show Notes ERCast: Suicide Risk ERCast: Is My Patient Suicidal Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale Read More

Are you ready for endovascular therapy in ischemic CVA? We discuss some of the ins and outs focusing on the MR CLEAN trial. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Episode_27_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download Leave a Comment Tags: CVA , Ischemic Stroke , MR CLEAN Show Notes Montori VM et al. Randomized trials stopped early for benefit: a systematic review. JAMA 2005; 294(17): 2203-9. PM...

This week's podcast is a full length recording of Ashley Shreves' Grand Rounds talk at Bellevue Hospital on dying in the ED. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Podcast_Episode_26_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download Leave a Comment Tags: Palliative Care Show Notes All NYC EM Podcast: Ashley Shreves – Pathway to a Peaceful Death Read More

Emergent placement of a temporary TV pacer is a life-saving procedure. We review the procedure along with some pearls along the way. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Episode_25_0_TV_Pacemakers_Final_Cut.m4a Download Leave a Comment Tags: Transvenous Pacemaker Show Notes Bessman ES: Emergency Cardiac Pacing, in Roberts JR, Hedges JR, Custalow CB, et al (eds): Clinical Pro...