Podcast 1002: Elder Agitation
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: What are the common causes of agitation in the elderly? Baseline dementia causing a behavioral disturbance Delirium precipitated by an acute medical ...
20 Apr 3min
Podcast 1001: Acute Intermediate Risk Pulmonary Embolism
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) are divided into three risk categories Low risk (non-massive PE): patients are stable Treatment: prescribe an...
13 Apr 3min
Celebrating 1000 Medical Minutes
Hosts: Don Stader, Nate Novotny, Travis Barlock, and Jeffrey Olson In this episode, we reminice about the first 1000 medical minutes presented by EMM and what the next 1000 might hold. Below are all o...
3 Apr 1h 29min
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
