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JJ 20 Outpatient Medications for COVID-19

In this Journal Jam podcast we dig deep into the science of FDA-approved outpatient medications for COVID with 3 critical appraisal masters: Dr. Andrew Morris, Dr. Rohit Mohindra and Dr. Justin Morgenstern. What is the evidence for the neutralizing monoclonal antibody medications like Sotrovimab? The nucleoside analogs like Remdesivir and Paxlovid? The inhaled corticosteroids like Budesonide and Ciclesonide? The SSRIs like Fluvoxamine? As you'll hear, there are many ways to interpret the data and a variety of philosophies on prescribing medications that have not had enough time to be studied adequately in a pandemic where millions of lives have been lost and we do not have much to offer patients to reduce morbidity and mortality...

By Anton Helman|2023-05-14T18:04:26-04:00February 14th, 2022|Categories: COVID-19, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Journal Jam, Medical Specialty|Tags: Budesonide, Ciclesonide, Evusheld, Fluvoxamine, Molnupiravir, Paxlovid, Remdesivir, Sotrovimab|2 Comments

Ep 165 Getting Sued in Emergency Medicine – Practical Tips

How many civil actions against Emergency Physicians does CMPA handle and what have been the outcomes? What are the 4 aspects of medical negligence and the anatomy of a legal action against physicians in Canada? What are the 3 stages of civil action in a medicolegal law suit in Canada? How should you respond when you are served with a medicolegal action? How can you minimize the stress associated with getting sued? What is the role of expert evidence in medical negligence actions? What strategies can we use to lower the risk of getting sued for medical negligence based on CMPA data and ED chiefs' opinions...

By Hans Rosenberg|2022-10-29T17:34:38-04:00February 1st, 2022|Categories: EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Medical Specialty|Tags: CMPA, medical error, medical negligence, medicolegal, standard of care|0 Comments

EM Quick Hits 35 – 10 Best Papers of 2021, Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Crashing Asthmatic, Febrile Neutropenia, Anaphylaxis update

In this months EM Quick Hits podcast: Ken Milne expertly walks us through the 10 biggest EM papers of 2021, Brit Long on a careful structured approach to Febrile Neutropenia to improve outcomes, Catherine Varner on how not to miss Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Joe Nemeth on Anaphylaxis update and Anand Swaminathan gives us his approach to the Crashing Asthmatic...

By Anton Helman|2024-10-27T20:24:11-04:00January 18th, 2022|Categories: Cardiology, EM Cases, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, Medical Specialty, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oncology, Respirology, Resuscitation|Tags: anaphylaxis, asthma, bias, BIPAP, crashing asthmatic, epinephrine, epistaxis, EVT, febrile neutropenia, GI bleed, hyponatremia, infant fever, IV epinephrine, magnesium, pediatric fever, pediatric pneumonia, peripartum cardiomyopathy, pink lady, steroids, stroke, therapeutic hypothermia, tPA, tranexamic acid|5 Comments

Select FOAMed EM Cases Summit Videos

A few select videos from EM Cases Summit 2021 have been made FOAMed and available here and on our youtube channel. The latest release is with Dr. Rob Simard who explains the failings of the ACLS protocol for PEA arrest, how PoCUS pulse checks can help us differentiate true PEA from pseudoPEA, and how to integrate this information and our PoCUS skills into the flow of our cardiac arrest management. Full access including full CME accreditation to all 3 days of procedural videos, talks, panel discussions and rants will be available until February 15th 2022 for 3 months of access at https://emcasessummit.com...

By Anton Helman|2022-01-18T12:06:29-05:00January 18th, 2022|Categories: Conference, EM Cases, EM Cases Summit, Emergency Medicine, Medical Specialty|Tags: CME, em cases summit, pseudoPEA|0 Comments

Ep 164 Cardiogenic Shock Simplified

What is the preferred order of vasopressors and ionotropes in the management of cardiogenic shock? In which patients would dobutamine be preferred over milrinone and vice versa? How can we best pick up occult cardiogenic shock before it floured shock kicks in? What are the best strategies to efficiently get the patient in cardiogenic shock to definitive care, whether that be the cath lab or the operating room? What is the evidence for intra-aortic balloon pumps, percutaneous ventricular assist devices and ECMO in the patient with cardiogenic shock? Which patients with acute heart are safe to send home in general? How useful is the Ottawa Heart Failure Risk Score in aiding in disposition decisions?...

By Anton Helman|2024-07-17T14:43:45-04:00January 4th, 2022|Categories: Cardiology, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Medical Specialty, Resuscitation, Ultrasound|Tags: aortic stenosis, CHF, dobutamine, heart failure, milrinone, NIPPV, Ottawa Heart Failure Risk Score|2 Comments

Ep 163 Acute Heart Failure ED Management – PoCUS, Oxygenation Strategies, Medication Strategies, PPV HAVoC and SCAPE

In this Part 1 of our two-part series on acute heart failure, Anton is joined by Dr. Tarlan Hedayati and Dr. Bourke Tillman to answer such questions as: how does PoCUS compare with clinical assessment and CXR in diagnostic accuracy for acute heart failure? How do we best integrate PoCUS in the our assessment and management of the patient with acute heart failure? What is PPV HAVoC and how can we use it to optimize acute heart failure management goals? What should be our specific goals of management in the acute heart failure depending on the underlying cause? How does high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) compare to non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) in the management of acute heart failure? How should we interpret the C3PO trial in the context of the world's literature on NIPPV in acute heart failure? How should we dose nitroglycerin to maximize its effects without dumping the blood pressure in patients with SCAPE and those without SCAPE? How should we best time and dose furosemide in the acute heart failure patient with renal insufficiency? Is there any role for morphine or ACEi in the ED management of acute heart failure? What are best anxiolytic medication choices in acute heart failure? Is there any role for second line diuretics in the management of acute heart failure in the ED? and many more...

By Anton Helman|2024-07-17T14:45:00-04:00December 15th, 2021|Categories: Cardiology, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Medical Specialty|Tags: furosemide, HFNC, NIPPV, nitroglycerin, PPV HAVoC, pulmonary edema, SCAPE|5 Comments

EM Quick Hits 34 Carr’s Case, Septic Arthritis vs Transient Synovitis, Managing Tracheostomies, Ethylene Glycol Poisoning, Ketamine for Agitation

In this months EM Quick Hits podcast: The mighty return of Carr's Cases! Sarah Reid on differentiating septic arthritis from transient synovitis in pediatric limp, Anand Swaminathan on managing tracheostomy complications in the ED, Nour Khatib on rural medicine and ethylene glycol poisoning, Justin Morgenstern on RCTs for ketamine in patients with severe agitation...

By Anton Helman|2024-10-27T20:27:46-04:00November 30th, 2021|Categories: EM Cases, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, Medical Specialty, Pediatrics, Resuscitation, Toxicology|Tags: agitation, Carr's Cases, ethylene glycol, ketamine, pediatric limp, septic arthritis, tracheostomy, transient synovitis|3 Comments

Ep 162 Managing Adversity with Walter Himmel

I asked Dr. Walter Himmel to give a talk at EM Cases Summit 2021 on what he has learned in 40 years of practice. Herein lies his profoundly thoughtful answer, that is especially relevant during the COVID pandemic - a special edition EM Cases video podcast of his live presentation at The Summit...

By Anton Helman|2022-10-21T19:49:44-04:00November 16th, 2021|Categories: Conference, EM Cases, EM Cases Summit, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Medical Specialty|Tags: adversity quotient, antifragility, Cynefin, Dr. Walter Himmel|1 Comment

ECG Cases 27 Pericarditis – Diagnosis of Exclusion

Jesse McLaren guides us through 9 cases and explains how pericarditis is a diagnosis of exclusion through 3 simple steps: 1. Exclude more serious causes of chest pain, eg wraparound LAD occlusion, inferior OMI 2. Exclude complications of pericarditis, eg myocarditis, large pericardial effusion 3. Exclude normal variant ST elevation presenting with benign chest pain on this month's ECG Cases blog...

By Jesse McLaren|2021-11-16T10:50:29-05:00November 16th, 2021|Categories: Cardiology, ECG Cases, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Medical Specialty|Tags: ECG, myocarditis, occlusion MI, pericardial effusion, pericarditis, STEMI|2 Comments

Ep 161 Red Flag Headaches: General Approach and Cervical Artery Dissections

In this Part 1 or our two part podcast series on Red Flag Headaches we discuss a general approach, tips and tricks to assessing patients who present with headache followed by a deep dive into cervical artery dissections. With the help of Dr. Roy Baskind and Dr. Amit Shah we answers questions such as: what are the big 4 headache diagnoses that are not routinely picked up on plain CT or LP? Why are the symptoms of cervical artery dissection often fluctuating? Why do the symptoms of cervical artery dissection sometimes seem to not fit an anatomical distribution? What are the key clinical features that would trigger you to suspect cervical artery dissection? How do you decide which patients require a CT angiogram? What is the evidence for a causal relationship between chiropractic manipulation and cervical artery dissections? What is evidence for antiplatelet agents, anticoagulants and thrombolysis in the management of cervical artery dissection? Which patients with cervical artery dissection can be safely discharged from the ED and many more...

By Anton Helman|2024-07-10T22:34:14-04:00November 2nd, 2021|Categories: EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Medical Specialty, Neurology|Tags: approach to headache, carotid artery dissection, cervical artery dissection, Dr. Amit Shah, Dr. Roy Baskind, vertebral artery dissection|0 Comments