JournalFeed

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of July 6-10, 2026. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday’s Spoon Feed: In this multicenter randomized trial of patients who presented to the emergency department with septic shock, a strategy of early vasopressor use with less fluid adm...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of June 29 – July 3, 2026. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday’s Spoon Feed : Consider beta blocker (BB) and calcium channel blocker (CCB) toxicity in patients presenting with bradycardia and hypotension. Hallmarks of treatment are qui...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of June 22-26, 2026. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Thursday’s Spoon Feed : Tirofiban resulted in greater 90-day excellent neurological outcomes vs. placebo in patients with no medium or large vessel occlusion (LVO) who were not improvin...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of June 8-12, 2026. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Tuesday’s Spoon Feed : In this large national ED study, only 5.5% of patients presenting with atraumatic chest pain were diagnosed with one of seven predefined life-threatening condition...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of June 1-5, 2026. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday’s Spoon Feed : This review covers airway management of patients in the acute care (i.e. ED or ICU) setting. It's a solid 16 pages long, so we'll summarize 10 things we know now and...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of June 15-19, 2026. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday’s Spoon Feed : A starting dose of 12mg of adenosine for stable supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) resulted in higher initial successful cardioversion rates and persistence of sin...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of May 25-29, 2026. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday’s Spoon Feed : IV contrast doses used for CT scans appear to fall below the toxic threshold for nephrotoxicity, with no convincing evidence they cause acute kidney injury (AKI) in...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of May 18-22, 2026. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday’s Spoon Feed : There was no difference in 28-day mortality for ICU patients with tachypnea and pulmonary infiltrates when comparing high-flow and standard flow oxygen, although in...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of May 11-15, 2026. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Tuesday’s Spoon Feed : In this cohort of trauma patients requiring intubation, video laryngoscopy was associated with higher first-pass success, while head, face, or neck trauma was asso...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of May 4-8th, 2026. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday’s Spoon Feed : This trial randomized patients with intermediate-high risk PE to anticoagulation or catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) and found an improvement in composite prima...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of April 27 – May 1, 2026. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday’s Spoon Feed : The Brain Trauma Foundation guidelines on penetrating traumatic brain injury (pTBI) offer helpful tips to improve survival. Thursday’s Spoon Feed : This simp...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of April 20-24, 2026. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Thursday’s Spoon Feed: In Part 1, catch up on the new PE guidelines from the AHA on diagnosis, imaging, risk categories, and disposition! Friday’s Spoon Feed: This is the follow-up to...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of April 13-17, 2026. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday’s Spoon Feed: This review advocates for a risk-stratified observation pathway in those who receive epinephrine for anaphylaxis, from as little as 1-3 hours if low-risk to as hig...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of April 6-10, 2026. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday’s Spoon Feed: Cardiac standstill on transthoracic echocardiography is a strong predictor of failing to achieve return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). However, while it offers...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of March 30-April 3, 2026. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Tuesday’s Spoon Feed: Gabapentinoids are often prescribed for off-label indications, with minimal or no clinically significant benefit, while exposing patients to harmful side eff...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of 23-27, 2026. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Wednesday’s Spoon Feed: Despite being well documented, females with chest pain continue to suffer from misdiagnosis, later presentation, receive fewer guideline-directed therapies and invasi...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of March 16-21, 2026. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday’s Spoon Feed : The 11th edition of Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) introduces major updates, including prioritization of exsanguinating hemorrhage control (xABCDE), damage c...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of 9-13, 2026. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Wednesday’s Spoon Feed : This multicenter RCT demonstrated that a short course of minocycline in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) resulted in improved functional neurologic outcomes...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of March 2-6, 2026. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Wednesday’s Spoon Feed : Combined elevation in two blood biomarkers (GFAP and UCH-L1) showed high sensitivity and negative predictive value (NPV) for positive findings on head CT in anti...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of 23-27, 2026. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday’s Spoon Feed : Patients presenting with anginal symptoms and a new right bundle branch block (RBBB) on ECG or RBBB-specific high-risk features should prompt emergent evaluation for re...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Feb 16-20, 2026. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday’s Spoon Feed : Using Wells-based pretest probability with an age-adjusted D-dimer safely ruled out lower-extremity DVT in ED outpatients with zero 3-month VTE events among patient...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Feb 9-13, 2026. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Tuesday’s Spoon Feed : When eye exam is limited by trauma, we rely on orbital CT. While specificity is 94%, sensitivity is only 75% for open globe injuries (OGI), making surgical consulta...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Feb 2 – 6th, 2026. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Tuesday’s Spoon Feed : A simple 4-factor clinical decision rule accurately distinguished true bacteremia from contaminants in children with positive blood cultures, achieving 99% sensi...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Jan 26-20, 2026. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Monday’s Spoon Feed : The modified Valsalva maneuver is the most effective first-line vagal maneuver for stable supraventricular tachycardia, achieving higher conversion rates and reduci...

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Jan 19-23, 2026. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Tuesday’s Spoon Feed : In the prehospital setting, universal application of pelvic circumferential compression devices (PCCDs) with suspected pelvic injuries could lead to adverse iatrog...