Podcast 1000: Cool Water
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Burns range in complexity from minor first-degree burns to more severe full-thickness burns. Initial basic burn management: Run the burn under cool ...
30 Mar 2min
Podcast 999: Right vs Left Internal Jugular Access
Contributor: Travis Barlock, MD Educational Pearls: What is an internal jugular catheter (IJ) and when do we use it? IJs are catheters that can be placed in either the left or the right internal jugu...
23 Mar 2min
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 Mar 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 Mar 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 Mar 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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 6min
