FOAMcast - An Emergency Medicine Podcast

We interrupt our normal FOAMcast episodes to bring you updates from COVID-19. * Our understanding of COVID-19 is rapidly developing and this may be out of date in days/weeks. So, check back for updates/fact check what you hea r* This episode reviews a study published by Wang et al that received incredible press coverage for touting benefits of mask wearing in one's own home....if it started prior...

We interrupt our normal FOAMcast episodes to bring you updates from COVID-19. * Our understanding of COVID-19 is rapidly developing and this may be out of date in days/weeks. So, check back for updates/fact check what you hea r* This episode reviews the NIAID trial, ACTT-1, on remdesivir vs placebo ( Beigel et al) Show notes:  FOAMcast.org Thanks for listening, Lauren Westafer and Jeremy Faust *Re...

We interrupt our normal FOAMcast episodes to bring you updates from COVID-19. * Our understanding of COVID-19 is rapidly developing and this may be out of date in days/weeks. So, check back for updates/fact check what you hea r* This episode reviews an article by  Groß et al  that demonstrates SARS-CoV-2 RNA can be found in breastmilk Show notes:  FOAMcast.org Thanks for listening, Lauren Westafer...

We interrupt our normal FOAMcast episodes to bring you updates from COVID-19. * Our understanding of COVID-19 is rapidly developing and this may be out of date in days/weeks. So, check back for updates/fact check what you hea r* This episode reviews an article by Peyrony et al examining the performance of symptoms, physical exam findings, and ultrasound on the probability of COVID-19. We also go i...

We interrupt our normal FOAMcast episodes to bring you updates from COVID-19, as literature develops. * Things change frequently and this may be out of date in days/weeks. So, check back for updates/fact check what you hea r* This episode is a literature potpourri  Outcomes in pregnancy ( Knight et al - pre-print). Are EMS calls for strokes and STEMIs down during the pandemic? Holmes et al More pe...

We interrupt our normal FOAMcast episodes to bring you updates from COVID-19, as literature develops. * Things change frequently and this may be out of date in days/weeks. So, check back for updates/fact check what you hea r* This episode discusses We interrupt our normal FOAMcast episodes to bring you updates from COVID-19, as literature develops. * Things change frequently and this may be out of...

We interrupt our normal FOAMcast episodes to bring you updates from COVID-19, as literature develops. * Things change frequently and this may be out of date in days/weeks. So, check back for updates/fact check what you hea r* This episode discusses convalescent plasma, specifically a recent systematic review by Rajendran et al Shen et al Zhang et al Ye et al Ahn et al Duan et al Biegel et al (infl...

We interrupt our normal FOAMcast episodes to bring you updates from COVID-19, as literature develops. * Things change frequently and this may be out of date in days/weeks. So, check back for updates/fact check what you hea r* This episode discusses antibody testing including IDSA Antibody Testing Primer Crook et al [MedRxIv pre-print] FIND.org compilation and external assessment of tests Zhao et a...

We interrupt our normal FOAMcast episodes to bring you updates from COVID-19, as literature develops. * Things change frequently and this may be out of date in days/weeks. So, check back for updates/fact check what you hea r* This episode discusses an article by Baldi et al on excess mortality and Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Show notes:  FOAMcast.org Thanks for listening, Lauren Westafer and Je...

We interrupt our normal FOAMcast episodes to bring you updates from COVID-19, as literature develops. * Things change frequently and this may be out of date in days/weeks. So, check back for updates/fact check what you hea r* This episode discusses cutaneous manifestations of COVID-19 including "COVID toes" Recalcati Manalo Duong et al Nieto Piccolo et al Alrantham  et al Kolivras et al And the mo...

We interrupt our normal FOAMcast episodes to bring you updates from COVID-19, as literature develops. * Things change frequently and this may be out of date in days/weeks. So, check back for updates/fact check what you hea r* This episode discusses autopsy findings Carsana et al Barton et al Dolhnikoff et al and VTE Llitjos Klok Tavazzi Grillet Obi (H1N1) Show notes:  FOAMcast.org Thanks for liste...

We interrupt our normal FOAMcast episodes to bring you updates from COVID-19, as literature develops. * Things change frequently and this may be out of date in days/weeks. So, check back for updates/fact check what you hea r* This episode discusses an article by Caputo et al.   on self proning and oxygenation in COVID-19 Show notes:  FOAMcast.org Thanks for listening, Lauren Westafer and Jeremy Fa...

We interrupt our normal FOAMcast episodes to bring you updates from COVID-19, as literature develops. * Things change frequently and this may be out of date in days/weeks. So, check back for updates/fact check what you hea r* In this episode, Dr. Rory Spiegel (@EMNerd_) and I discuss the "switch" from early intubation to aggressive non-invasive modalities and our respiratory protocols including wh...

We interrupt our normal FOAMcast episodes to bring you updates from COVID-19, as literature develops. * Things change frequently and this may be out of date in days/weeks. So, check back for updates/fact check what you hea r* In this episode, we discuss thrombosis and COVID-19, specifically: Journal of the American College of Cardiology recommendations for COVID-19 (prophylaxis, anticoagulation, m...

We interrupt our normal FOAMcast episodes to bring you updates from COVID-19, as literature develops. * Things change frequently and this may be out of date in days/weeks. So, check back for updates/fact check what you hea r* In this episode, we discuss special populations including Homeless individuals - Baggett et al   Racial disparities - African-Americans / Blacks disproportionately contractin...

We interrupt our normal FOAMcast episodes to bring you updates from COVID-19, as literature develops. * Things change frequently and this may be out of date in days/weeks. So, check back for updates/fact check what you hea r* In this episode, we discuss testing issues Asymptomatic obstetric patients in NYC ( Sutton et al. ) Effects of narrow screening criteria ( Wee et al ) And hydroxychloroquine...

We interrupt our normal FOAMcast episodes to bring you updates from COVID-19, as literature develops. * Things change frequently and this may be out of date in days/weeks. So, check back for updates/fact check what you hea r* In this episode, we discuss outcomes from NYU Petrilli et al [pre-print] Show notes:  FOAMcast.org Thanks for listening, Lauren Westafer and Jeremy Faust *Recorded 4.12.20

We interrupt our normal FOAMcast episodes to bring you updates from COVID-19, as literature develops. * Things change frequently and this may be out of date in days/weeks. So, check back for updates/fact check what you hea r* In this episode, Dr. Rory Spiegel (@EMNerd_) and I discuss risk stratification tools in COVID-19 Zhou et al . Gong et al  Show notes:  FOAMcast.org Thanks for listening, Laur...

We interrupt our normal FOAMcast episodes to bring you updates from COVID-19, as literature develops. * Things change frequently and this may be out of date in days/weeks. So, check back for updates/fact check what you hea r* In this episode, we discuss the NEJM article by Grien et al on the compassionate use of remdesivir in COVID-19  Show notes:  FOAMcast.org Thanks for listening, Lauren Westafe...

We interrupt our normal FOAMcast episodes to bring you updates from COVID-19, as literature develops. * Things change frequently and this may be out of date in days/weeks. So, check back for updates/fact check what you hea r* In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Rory Spiegel ( EMNerd ) and discuss what we are seeing in COVID-19 and various theories. Atypical ARDS picture HAPE: Solaimanzadeh Hemog...

We interrupt our normal FOAMcast episodes to bring you updates from COVID-19, as literature develops. *Things change frequently and this may be out of date in days/weeks. So, check back for updates/fact check what you hear* In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Rory Spiegel ( EMNerd ) and discuss the ROX index predicting failure of HFNC and any applicability to COVID-19 Derivation: Roca O, Messika...

We interrupt our normal FOAMcast episodes to bring you updates from COVID-19, as literature develops. *Things change frequently and this may be out of date in days/weeks. So, check us* In this episode, we discuss emerging evidence for high flow nasal cannula  Wang et al . Ann Intensive Care. 2020 10(37) Show notes:  FOAMcast.org Thanks for listening, Lauren Westafer and Jeremy Faust Recorded 4.3.2...

We interrupt our normal FOAMcast episodes to bring you updates from COVID-19, as literature develops. *Things change frequently and this may be out of date in days/weeks. So, check us* In this episode, we discuss the theory (there is no great evidence) of hypercoagulability in severe COVID-19 Show notes:  FOAMcast.org Thanks for listening, Lauren Westafer and Jeremy Faust Recorded 4.2.20

We interrupt our normal FOAMcast episodes to bring you updates from COVID-19, as literature develops. *Things change frequently and this may be out of date in days/weeks. So, check us* In this episode, we cover The Brescia-COVID Respiratory Severity Scale (BCRSS) / Algorithm  ICU outcomes in Washington State - Bhatraju et al . Show notes:  FOAMcast.org Thanks for listening, Lauren Westafer and Jer...

We interrupt our normal FOAMcast episodes to bring you updates from COVID-19, as literature develops. *Things change frequently and this may be out of date in days/weeks. So, check us* Recorded 3.30.20 In this episode, we cover Awake proning: Sun et al and Ding et al Hydroxychloroquine/Azithromycine update: Gautret et al. Neonatal update: Zeng et al. Show notes:  FOAMcast.org Thanks for listening,...