EM Basic

Feb 03 2025 111 ep. 30 mins 13.7k
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EM Basic- your boot camp guide to emergency medicine. Made for medical students and emergency medicine interns to review common chief complaints in emergency medicine from the ground up

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111 Hyperkalemia

Feb 03 2025 24 mins  
Dr. Jordan Cramer joins Dan McCollum to discuss the management of hyperkalemia. Learn key aspects of the history and physical Discuss the importance of an early ECG. Discover important details about a variety of treatment options.

110 GI bleeds or Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

Apr 10 2023 28 mins  
Join Dr. Mike Wallace and Dan McCollum as they discuss the management of patients with gastrointestinal hemorrhage. What is the initial management of these patients? Who requires blood transfusions? Which patients require admission to the floor or the ICU? Pearls and pitfalls in the management of these challenging patients are discussed. Enjoy!

109 Ear and Nasal Foreign Bodies

Mar 27 2023 18 mins  
Join Dr. Alex Koo as he discusses ear and nasal foreign bodies. He'll give you a brief run-down of anatomy, history, and physical, before diving into comprehensive, key concepts of foreign body removal. There will be some great tips and tricks shared! -Where do foreign bodies commonly get stuck in the ear and nose? -What important historical and physical examination features shoul

108 Human Trafficking

Feb 13 2022 26 mins  
Join Jordan Nogle as she discusses how to deliver the very best care for possible victims of Human Trafficking. What are subtle signs that your patient may be a human trafficking victim? What is your initial approach? How can you give your patient multiple options on how to proceed? What resources can you use? Join Jordan as she discusses this and much more!

107 Crush Injuries

Jan 24 2022 27 mins  
Join Dr. Alex Koo as he discusses the management of crush injuries. What is crush syndrome? When should you be concerned about compartment syndrome? Why can you not wait for the 6 P's to develop before treating? How should you treat? Join us for this and more!

106 MIS-C or Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children

Jul 12 2021 21 mins  
Join Zac Hodges as he discusses MIS-C with two local experts. Dr. Pushpa Shivaram is a pediatric cardiologist and Dr. Julisa Patel is a pediatric rheumatologist. They discuss What this syndrome is How to make this tough diagnosis Proper management of patients This is a brand new disease that we all need a refresher on.

105 Staying Cool Under Pressure or Building Sangfroid

Jun 18 2021 40 mins  
Join emergency physician Dan Dworkis as he discusses with Dan McCollum how to remain cool under pressure. Dan and Dan discuss The importance of being cool under pressure The fallacy of believing experience equals the ability to handle pressure. Strategies for junior learners to build sangfroid This is a joint podcast between EM Basic and the Emergency Mind Podcast. You can find d

104 Dental Emergencies

Apr 19 2021 28 mins  
Join Dr. Alex Koo, active duty Army emergency physician, as he discusses dental emergencies, a common emergency department complaint, but an uncommon educational topic. We'll discuss an approach to collecting a focused history, physical, as well as formulating a thorough differential and treatments for common ED dental emergencies. Some questions that we'll answer are: What are

103 Pediatric IV Fluids

Apr 05 2021 36 mins  
Pediatric intensivist Dr. Will Cagle joins the show to discuss the AAP Maintenance IV fluid guidelines and considerations when choosing IV fluids for pediatric inpatients. What do you need to know from the 2018 AAP maintenance IV fluid guideline? How common is hyponatremia in hospitalized patients and why does it matter to your practice? What is SIADH and how does it contribute t

102 Transfusions of Blood Products

Mar 22 2021 25 mins  
Join EM physicians Mike Samuels and Dan McCollum as they discuss different blood products that can be transfused. Why don't we commonly use whole blood? Who needs to receive packed red blood cells? Are there any dangers to giving platelets? When is fresh frozen plasma needed? Episode 100 discussed potential complications, while this episode will discuss why you should be using