Podcast 998: Delayed Intubation After an Overdose
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: How long do we need to watch patients with a presumed overdose who were treated with naloxone in the field? A 2025 study in the Annals of Emergency M...
16 Maalis 3min
Podcast 997: D-Dimer
Contributor: Travis Barlock, MD Educational Pearls: D-dimer: fibrin degradation product used to evaluate for clot formation and breakdown Threshold: Elevated D-dimer indicates recent or ongoing int...
9 Maalis 2min
Podcast 996: Melatonin
Contributor: Taylor Lynch MD Educational Pearls: Melatonin is an endogenous hormone released primarily by the pineal gland Also released by extrapineal regions in the retina, the GI tract, and some ...
2 Maalis 4min
Episode 995: UTI Diagnosis
Contributor: Travis Barlock, MD Educational Pearls: Foul-smelling urine and cloudy urine are commonly misinterpreted as indicators of a UTI. However, these findings alone are not diagnostic. Criteri...
24 Helmi 5min
Podcast 994: Biphasic Anaphylaxis
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: What is anaphylaxis and what are its treatments? Anaphylaxis is a broad term for potentially life threatening allergic reactions that can progress t...
16 Helmi 3min
Podcast 993: Personalized Gene Editing Therapy
Contributor: Alec Coston, MD Educational Pearls: Disclaimer: this has nothing to do with the ER but is too cool to not talk about. Condition: Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1 (CPS1) deficiency Ra...
9 Helmi 6min
Tox Talks 2025 Recap 2, Methemoglobinemia and Errors
Contributors: Travis Barlock MD, Ian Gillman PA, Jacob Altholz MD, Jeffrey Olson MS4 In this episode, EM attending Travis Barlock and medical student Jeffrey Olson listen in to the two remaining cases...
4 Helmi 41min
Podcast 992: Fentanyl for Asthma
Contributor: Alec Coston, MD Educational Pearls: BiPAP is often effective in severe asthma, but many patients struggle with mask tolerance due to intense air hunger–driven anxiety, often compounded ...
2 Helmi 4min
