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  • Ep 216 Cardiac Arrest Update: Beyond the 2025 ACLS Guidelines Part 2 – Medications, Airway, Termination and Post-ROSC Care

    Ep 216 Cardiac Arrest Update: Beyond the 2025 ACLS Guidelines Part 2 – Medications, Airway, Termination and Post-ROSC Care
    Apr 7 2026
    In this Part 2 or our 2-part EM Cases podcast series on Cardiac Arrest Update, Dr. Sheldon Cheskes and Dr. Rob Simard take us beyond the algorithms and into the real-world decision-making of cardiac arrest care. We answer questions like: Do vasopressin and steroids improve survival or just ROSC? Should we be giving amiodarone earlier—and is lidocaine just as good? When should we use calcium, bicarbonate, or magnesium, and when should we avoid them? What role does ketamine play in CPR-induced consciousness? How should we choose between supraglottic airways and endotracheal intubation? What are the pitfalls of waveform capnography (ETCO2) to help guide CPR quality, detect ROSC, and inform prognosis? What is the role of PoCUS and TEE during cardiac arrest? When should we terminate resuscitation—and how do ETCO2 and POCUS factor into that decision? Should we widen the criteria to consider thrombolytics and who should go to the cath lab, and should we be ordering whole-body CT after ROSC for everyone who isn't going to the cath lab or getting ECMO? And finally, what are the key post-ROSC targets that actually impact neurologic outcomes in cardiac arrest patients? and many more...Please consider a donation to EM Cases to support ongoing high quality Free Open Access Medical Education https://emergencymedicinecases.com/donation/
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    1 h y 42 m
  • Ep 215 Cardiac Arrest Update: Beyond the 2025 Guidelines Part 1: CPR, Defibrillation and Ventilation

    Ep 215 Cardiac Arrest Update: Beyond the 2025 Guidelines Part 1: CPR, Defibrillation and Ventilation
    Mar 25 2026
    In this EM Cases update on cardiac arrest management, Dr. Sheldon Cheskes and Dr. Rob Simard join Anton to walk us through the evolving science and bedside practicalities of cardiac arrest management in the wake of the 2025 ACLS Guidelines. They answer questions such as: What are the most common failures in CPR quality, and how can we recognize and correct them in real time? Should we employ head up CPR, and if so how? How should we interpret ETCO₂ during cardiac arrest, and why shouldn’t we chase a single number? How can we minimize peri-shock pauses and optimize defibrillation success at the bedside? Is the traditional two-minute CPR cycle too rigid, and should we be shocking earlier in cases of refibrillation? What is the evidence behind dual sequential external defibrillation (DSED), and when should we use it? After 3 shocks or earlier? How does hyperventilation during cardiac arrest harm patients, and what strategies can reliably prevent it? What is compression-adjusted ventilation (CAV), and how can it improve ventilation consistency during resuscitation? What is the optimal dose of epinephrine in patient with Ventricular Fibrillation? and many more... Please donate to EM Cases to ensure ongoing Free Open Access Medical Education here: https://emergencymedicinecases.com/donation/ This is a deep dive into the critical inflection points in resuscitation where small changes in technique and decision-making may have the greatest impact on outcomes.
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    1 h y 53 m
  • EM Quick Hits 71 EMC²: Fever Without a Source, Coaching the EM Mind Part 1, Traumatic Pneumothorax Part 2, PECARN C-spine Rule, Medetomidine Withdrawal, EMS Handover

    EM Quick Hits 71 EMC²: Fever Without a Source, Coaching the EM Mind Part 1, Traumatic Pneumothorax Part 2, PECARN C-spine Rule, Medetomidine Withdrawal, EMS Handover
    Mar 10 2026
    In this month's EM Quick Hits Podcast we introduce not one, but two new series! First, "EMC²" - EM Cases Cases (we know, horrible name ;) where Anton or Katie discuss a knowledge building case with a special guest. And second, "Coaching the EM Mind" with Dr. Sara Gray a professional coach for EM providers, where Katie discusses with her the science and best expert advice on how to perform your best in the ED. Plus, a withdrawal syndrome that is new EDs, life-threatening and requires specific treatment - metetomadine withdrawal, EMS handover done right, why community ED docs should not use the PECARN C-spine Rule and Part 2 of Petro's tips on management of traumatic pneumothorax... Please consider a donation to ensure EM Cases continues to be Free Open Access here: https://emergencymedicinecases.com/donation/
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    1 h y 39 m
  • Ep 214 Bridging the Gap in Endometriosis Care: Recognition, Risk Stratification, and ED-Initiated Management

    Ep 214 Bridging the Gap in Endometriosis Care: Recognition, Risk Stratification, and ED-Initiated Management
    Feb 25 2026
    We walk you through what Emergency Physicians need to know to recognize, risk stratify, and manage endometriosis safely and pragmatically. We answer question such as: When should endometriosis rise to the top of the differential for pelvic pain? How do we distinguish an endometriosis flare from a dangerous endometriosis complication? from Pelvic Inflammatory Disease? Why hemorrhagic cyst the most common misdiagnosis for endometriosis and how can we tell the difference between hemorrhagic cyst and endometrioma? Which hormonal therapy is safe, reasonable and effective to start in the ED? What are the most common life-threatening complications of endometriosis we should be on the lookout for in the ED? How do we discharge patients with suspected endometriosis safely and reduce repeat visits? and many more... Please consider a donation to EM Cases to ensure continued free open access medical education here: https://emergencymedicinecases.com/donation/
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    56 m
  • Ep 213 Update in Management of Status Epilepticus

    Ep 213 Update in Management of Status Epilepticus
    Feb 10 2026
    Convulsive status epilepticus is one of the most morbid neurologic emergencies we manage in the ED, and outcomes depend far more on speed than drug selection. Like ventricular fibrillation, each minute of ongoing convulsions worsens hypoxia, acidosis, cardiovascular instability, and neuronal injury, while making seizures progressively harder to terminate. Modern definitions are intentionally time-compressed to force early, parallel, clock-anchored action. Any patient still convulsing when you reach the bedside should be treated as evolving status epilepticus. In this EM Cases podcast with Dr. Sara Gray, we take a practical, time-based approach to convulsive status epilepticus, focusing on early, adequately dosed benzodiazepines, avoiding common escalation and dosing pitfalls, anticipating post-ictal cardiovascular collapse, and knowing when to escalate to second-line agents, airway control, and anesthetic-dose therapy. We also address the transition to non-convulsive status epilepticus and how to recognize ongoing seizures when EEG is not immediately available. We answer questions such as: Why does time to first benzodiazepine matter more than the drug or route? What critical actions should occur in parallel with the first dose? What are 3 key actions to do in parallel with the first benzodiazepine? Why is underdosing second-line antiseizure medications—especially levetiracetam—a common and dangerous pitfall? When should persistent seizures trigger intubation and anesthetic-dose therapy? How can we identify non-convulsive status epilepticus once tonic-clonic activity stops? And many more (we also include a high yield status epilepticus management algorithm in the show notes!)... If you find EM Cases helpful in your clinical practice, please consider supporting our work so we can continue producing free, high-quality emergency medicine education for clinicians around the world. Make a donation here: https://emergencymedicinecases.com/donation/
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    59 m
  • Ep 212 PECARN Febrile Young Infant Prediction Tool: When To Safely Forgo LP and Empiric Antibiotics

    Ep 212 PECARN Febrile Young Infant Prediction Tool: When To Safely Forgo LP and Empiric Antibiotics
    Jan 27 2026
    If you’ve been practicing EM for more than a decade, your approach to the febrile young infant has (appropriately) evolved. For years, the default was LP + empiric antibiotics + admission for almost everyone. That approach prevented missing meningitis, but at the cost of a lot of harm: invasive testing, unnecessary antibiotics, and hospitalization-related complications. The modern approach is a paradigm shift toward risk stratification, biomarkers, and shared decision-making, while still respecting one immutable truth: Missing neonatal bacterial meningitis can be catastrophic. This episode revisits the framework from a prior EM Cases episode and updates it with a landmark study that directly informs how far we can safely go—especially in the 0–28 day group, with the father of multiple well-known PECARN rules Dr. Nathan Kuppermann and lead author Dr. Brett Burstein...
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    48 m
  • EM Quick Hits 70 MedMal Cases Upper Back Pain, Traumatic Pneumothorax/Hemothorax Decision Making, Risk Stratification of ICH for Consultation, Post-Circumcision Bleeds, IV Contrast Allergy, Emotional Contagion

    EM Quick Hits 70 MedMal Cases Upper Back Pain, Traumatic Pneumothorax/Hemothorax Decision Making, Risk Stratification of ICH for Consultation, Post-Circumcision Bleeds, IV Contrast Allergy, Emotional Contagion
    Jan 13 2026
    In this month's EM Quick Hits podcast: Mike Weinstock discusses with Anton a case of upper back pain in this month's Medmal Cases, Andrew Petrosoniak on traumatic pneumothorax and hemothorax decision making: risk stratification, imaging cutoffs and chest tube choices, Justin Morgenstern on brain injury guidelines risk stratification for neurosurgical consult, repeat imaging and admission, Andrew Tagg on management of post-circumcision bleeding and when to escalate care, Hans Rosenberg & Ariel Hendin on evaluation and management of CT contrast allergy and why steroids are out, Shawn Seregren on emotional contagion in resuscitation teams: how tone, pace and volume of your voice and body language effect team rescucitation dynamics and outcomes...
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    1 h y 6 m
  • Ep 211 Thyrotoxicosis and Thyroid Storm: Recognition and Management

    Ep 211 Thyrotoxicosis and Thyroid Storm: Recognition and Management
    Dec 30 2025
    In this Part 2 of our 2-part podcast series on thyroid emergencies Anton, Dr. George Willis and Dr. Alyssa Louis answer questions such as: When a patient presents with “sepsis without a source,” what bedside features should trigger you to prioritize thyrotoxicosis? How can PoCUS help you decide whether tachycardia is dangerous — or lifesaving — before starting β-blockade? Why can TSH and free T4 be falsely reassuring in a crashing patient, and what labs actually matter early? In which patients does propranolol increase the risk of cardiovascular collapse — and why is esmolol the safer first line medication? Why does the order β-blocker → thionamide → steroid → iodine matter, and what happens if you get it wrong? When is not giving a β-blocker the safest decision in thyroid storm, even in a profoundly tachycardic patient? In an agitated, hyperthermic patient with thyrotoxicosis, why might intubation be more dangerous than helpful in the first hour? How does amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis fundamentally change your management — and why can iodine make it worse? and many more...
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    1 h y 13 m