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  • Podcast 1024: Caffeine Toxicity

    October 5, 2026 · 3 min

    Contributor: Taylor Lynch, MD Educational Pearls: Excessive caffeine intake can be dangerous. For normal adults, the toxicity level starts at 1000mg, which is equivalent to about 10 cups of coffee or 5 celsius drinks.  For normal…

  • Podcast 1023: Torsades de pointes

    September 28, 2026 · 6 min

    Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Case review of a patient with recurrent episodes of syncope and shortness of breath, during which she is found to have intermittent runs of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia Torsades…

  • Podcast 1022: Emergent Dialysis

    September 21, 2026 · 4 min

    Contributor: Taylor Lynch, MD Educational Pearls: When a patient who missed dialysis presents to the emergency department, our clinical concern is who needs to be admitted to the hospital for emergent dialysis and who can wait for their…

  • Podcast 1021: Pulmonary Edema From Naloxone Administration

    September 14, 2026 · 4 min

    Contributor: Travis Barlock, MD Educational Pearls: What is pulmonary edema?  Pulmonary edema is the accumulation of fluid initially in the interstitium of the lungs, that when severe enough can also accumulate in the alveolar air sacs…

  • Podcast 1020: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)

    September 7, 2026 · 7 min

    Contributor: Alec Coston, MD Educational Pearls: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) Common inner ear condition that can cause dizziness Diagnosis of BPPV can help to avoid admissions and extra imaging Three categories…

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  • Podcast 1019: Trauma Blunt Cardiovascular Injuries (BCVI)

    August 31, 2026 · 4 min

    Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls:  Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) BCVI is a traumatic injury to the carotid or vertebral arteries Patients may initially have no neurologic symptoms In some cases, a thrombus can…

  • Podcast 1018: Occult Ventricular Fibrillation on Echocardiography

    August 24, 2026 · 2 min

    Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Big question in cardiac arrest: is the rhythm shockable? Shockable: ventricular fibrillation (VF) and pulseless ventricular tachycardia Non-shockable: asystole and pulseless electrical…

  • Podcast 1017: CPR Hand Placement

    August 17, 2026 · 3 min

    Contributor: Taylor Lynch, MD Educational Pearls:  CPR is an important life-saving measure designed for anyone to perform. Chest compressions works by two mechanisms:  Cardiac pump: Direct squeezing of the heart Thoracic pump…

  • Podcast 1016: Hypokalemia

    August 10, 2026 · 6 min

    Contributor: Meghan Hurley, MD Educational Pearls: What is hypokalemia? Hypokalemia is when the measured blood level of potassium falls below 3.5 mEq/L (normal 3.5 - 5.2 mEq/L).  Can generally be considered in mild (3.0 - 3.5 mEq/L)…

  • Podcast 1015: Calcium in Hyperkalemia

    August 3, 2026 · 7 min

    Contributor: Meghan Hurley, MD Educational Pearls: What is hyperkalemia? Hyperkalemia is when the measured blood level of potassium reaches above 5.2 - 5.5 mEq/L (normal 3.5 - 5.2 mEq/L).  What are common causes of hyperkalemia?…

  • Podcast 1014: Eating and Drinking on Shift

    July 27, 2026 · 2 min

    Contributor; Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: A 2026 survey asked Canadian emergency medicine (EM) physicians about their eating and drinking habits while on shift. Among 527 respondents, 35% reported that they never or hardly ever…

  • Podcast 1013: Thoracotomy Indications

    July 20, 2026 · 4 min

    Contributor; Taylor Lynch, MD Educational Pearls: Thoracotomy  Thoracotomy is used in traumatic cardiac arrest to replace conventional CPR with direct access to the chest. Goals include identifying and controlling reversible causes of…

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About the show

Our near daily podcasts move quickly to reflect current events, are inspired by real patient care, and speak to the true nature of what it's like to work in the Emergency Room or Pre-Hospital Setting. Each medical minute is recorded in a real emergency department, by the emergency physician or clinical pharmacist on duty – the ER is our studio and everything is live.