Emergency Medicine Cases

JJ 12 BNP for Diagnosis of Acute CHF

13 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

BNP is currently in use in many EDs across North America and Europe. In this Journal Jam podcast we discuss the clinical utility of BNP and pro-NT-BNP...

BCE 67 Child Abuse – Sentinel Injuries

13 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In anticipation of EM Cases Episode 107 on Pediatric Physical Abuse with Dr. Carmen Coombs and Dr. Alyson Holland, Dr. Coombs tells her Best Case Ever...

Ep 107 Blunt Ocular Trauma Live from The EM Cases Course

27 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this live podcast on Blunt Ocular Trauma from The EM Cases Course 2018 with Anna MacDonald we discuss the most important diagnoses to consider, de...

BCE 66 CHD with Bronchiolitis: A Delicate Balance

13 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

When patients with known congenital heart disease present to the ED with common illnesses we need to consider how their physiology might alter our app...

Ep 106 Toxic Alcohols – Minding the Gaps

30 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We see patients with toxic alcohol poisoning most commonly in three clinical scenarios. One, after an intentional suicide attempt where they tell you ...

BCE 65 Intimate Partner Violence – A Silent Epidemic

23 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I was taken aback when I came across the statistic that approximately every 6 days a woman in Canada is killed by her intimate partner. Victims of int...

Ep 105 Commonly Missed Ankle Injuries

09 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

You probably can't remember the last time you worked a shift in the ED and didn’t see at least one patient with an ankle injury. While almost all of...

Ep 104 Emergency Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage – The Golden Hour

19 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

There exists a kind of self-fulfilling prognostic pessimism when it comes to ICH. And this pessimism sometimes leads to less than optimal care in pati...

BCE 64 Salicylate Poisoning

05 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this EM Cases Best Case Ever Hans Rosenberg and Rajiv Thavanathan discuss recognition and management pearls and pitfalls in salicylate poisoning...

Journal Jam 11 Post Contrast Acute Kidney Injury – PCAKI

21 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Lauren Westafer joins Justin Morgenstern, Rory Spiegel and Anton Helman in a deep dive discussion on the world's literature on Post Contrast Acute Kid...

Ep 103 Preventing Burnout and Promoting Wellness in Emergency Medicine

07 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Burnout – it’s the elephant in the room that we all know about but prefer not to discuss. Yet according to a 2013 Medscape survey, 40% of physicia...

BCE 63 Failing Up after Medical Error

31 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Sarah Gray tells us the story of her worst case ever and what she learned from it. About 50% of North American physicians involved in a serious me...

Episode 102 GI Bleed Emergencies Part 2

17 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In Part 2 of our two part podcast on GI Bleed Emergencies Anand Swaminathan and Salim Rezaie kick off with a discussion on the evidence for benefit of...

Episode 101 GI Bleed Emergencies Part 1

10 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this Part 1 of our two part podcast on GI bleed emergencies we answer questions such as: How do you distinguish between an upper vs lower GI bleed ...

Best Case Ever 62 Penetrating Upper Airway Injury Awake Intubation Do’s & Don’ts

26 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

If you were faced with stab wound to the neck and had to act fast, would you have a well-thought out plan that you are comfortable with? In this EM C...

Episode 100 Disaster Medicine

12 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

As ED docs we’re particularly well suited to take a lead in disaster medicine. We own this. In this EM Cases podcast, with the help of Laurie Mazuri...

Best Case Ever 61 Biohazard Preparedness: The Protected Code Blue

28 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In anticipation of EM Cases Main Episode 100 on Disaster Medicine with Laurie Mazurik, David Kollek and Joshua Bezanson, Dr. Mazurik tells of her expe...

Episode 99 Highlights from EMU 2017

15 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

North York General Hospital's 30th Annual Emergency Medicine Update (EMU) Conference 2017 featured some of the best talks I've ever heard from the lik...

Best Case Ever 60 What we can learn from Prehospital Trauma Management

01 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this EM Cases podcast Dr. Joel Lockwood tells his Best Case Ever of a prehospital trauma resuscitation, bringing to light the challenges faced by ...

Episode 98 Teaching on Shift

18 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss some quick, easy tips on how you can take your educating skills to the next level, from orienting the learner and establishing expectation...

Journal Jam 10 Part 2 Endovascular Therapy for Stroke

04 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this part 2 of EM Cases Journal Jam podcast on Thrombolysis and Endovascular Therapy for Stroke Justin Morgenstern, Rory Spiegel and Anton Helman ...

Journal Jam 10 Thrombolysis & Endovascular Therapy for Stroke Part 1

04 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this two part EM Cases Journal Jam podcast Justin Morgenstern, Rory Spiegel and Anton Helman do a deep dive into the world's literature on systemic...

Best Case Ever 59 Management of Acute Renal Failure with Volume Overload

28 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes our renal failure patients present short of breath with volume overload and we don't have immediate access to dialysis. What then? Dr. Mike ...

Episode 97 EM Literature Review 2016 from EMU & Whistler Conferences

13 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Quick and insightful reviews of 17 important adult and pediatric emergency medicine studies from 2016: The PROCAMIO study for stable VT, platelets for...

Best Case Ever 58 Euglycemic DKA

06 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It's not only run of the mill DKA, starvation and alcoholic ketoacidosis that can cause a metabolic acidosis with elevated ketones. Euglycemic DKA can...

Episode 96 Beyond ACLS Cardiac Arrest – Live from EMU Conference 2017

23 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This is the first ever video podcast on EM Cases with Jordan Chenkin from EMU Conference 2017 discussing how to optimize three aspects of cardiac arre...

Episode 95 Pediatric Trauma

09 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Management of the pediatric trauma patient is challenging regardless of where you work. In this EM Cases episode, with the help of two leading pediatr...

Best Case Ever 57 PREPARE mnemonic for Airway Management

25 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Airway management requires a lot things; it requires not only technical skills and specific considerations of anatomy and physiology but a co-ordinate...

Episode 94 UTI Myths and Misconceptions

12 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In 2014, the CDC reported that UTI antibiotic treatment was avoidable at least 39% of the time. Why? Over-diagnosis and treatment results from the fac...

Best Case Ever 56 Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis

28 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this month's Best Case Ever on EM Cases Dr. Ross Claybo and Dr. Keerat Grewal tell the story of a patient with a complicated anion gap metabolic ac...

Episode 93 – PALS Guidelines

14 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I remember when I started practicing emergency medicine a decade and a half ago it seemed that any kid who came to our ED in cardiac arrest died. I kn...

Best Case Ever 55 Pediatric Cerebral Herniation

07 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In anticipation of the upcoming EM Cases main episode on Pediatric Polytrauma Dr. Suzanne Beno, Co-director of the Trauma Program at the Hospital for ...

Episode 92 – Aortic Dissection Live from The EM Cases Course

21 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

While missing aortic dissection was considered "the standard" in the late 20th century, our understanding of the clinical diagnoses has improved consi...

Journal Jam 9 – D-dimer to Rule Out Aortic Dissection

07 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The EM Cases Team is very excited to bring you not only a new format for the Journal Jam podcast but a new member of the team, Dr. Rory Spiegel, aka @...

Episode 91 Occult Knee Injuries Pearls and Pitfalls

24 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

There are a whole slew of very important occult knee injuries - those that have a normal or near normal x-ray – that can cause serious morbidity if ...

Episode 90 – Low and Slow Poisoning

03 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

One of the things we need to think about whenever we see a patient who’s going low and slow with hypotension and bradycardia is an overdose. B-block...

Best Case Ever 53 – TTP

20 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

As EM Cases has grown and expanded over the past 7 years I've had the pleasure of working with a team of talented people. This Best Case Ever was prod...

Best Case Ever 52 – Pediatric Hypothermia Cardiac Arrest

06 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In anticipation of EM Cases Episode 90 on the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) guidelines with the lead author Dr. Allan DeCaen and Dr. Anthony ...

Episode 89 – DOACs Part 2: Bleeding and Reversal Agents

06 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this Part 2, DOACs Bleeding and Reversal we discuss the management of bleeding in patients taking DOACs with minor risk bleeds, like epistaxis wher...

Episode 88 – DOACs Part 1: Use and Misuse

22 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

As we get better at picking up thromboembolic disease, and the indications for Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs) widen, we're faced with increasingly...

Journal Jam 8 – Dilute Apple Juice for Pediatric Gastroenteritis

08 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This is EM Cases Journal Jam podcast on a randomized control trial of dilute apple juice vs PediaLyte for mild pediatric gastroenteritis. While IV reh...

Best Case Ever 51 – Anticoagulants and GI Bleed with Walter Himmel

08 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In anticipation of Episode 88 and 89: DOACs Use, Misuse and Reversal with the president of Thrombosis Canada and world renowned thrombosis researcher ...

Episode 87 – Alcohol Withdrawal and Delirium Tremens: Diagnosis and Management

25 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Alcohol withdrawal is everywhere. We see over half a million patients in U.S. EDs for alcohol withdrawal every year. Despite these huge volumes of pat...

Best Case Ever 50 – Delirium Tremens

11 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In anticipation of EM Cases Episode 87 on Alcohol Withdrawal Dr. Sara Gray describes her Best Case Ever of severe alcohol withdrawal and Delirium Trem...

Episode 86 – Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia

27 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This is 'A Nuanced Approach to Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia' on EM Cases. Of all the electrolyte emergencies, hyperkalemia is the one that ha...

Best Case Ever 49 – Post-Arrest Hyperkalemia

13 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Melanie Baimel's Best Case Ever on Post-Arrest Hyperkalemia on EM Cases. Post arrest patients can sometimes be challenging. We need to think of a var...

Episode 85 – Medical Clearance of the Psychiatric Patient

30 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Psychiatric chief complaints comprise about 6 or 7% of all ED visits, with the numbers of psychiatric patients we see increasing every year. The ED se...

Episode 84 – Congenital Heart Disease Emergencies

11 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Congenital Heart Disease Emergencies on EM cases with Gary Joubert and Ashley Strobel. You might be surprised to learn that the prevalence of criti...

Journal Jam 7 – Amiodarone vs Lidocaine vs Placebo in Cardiac Arrest: The ALPS Trial

26 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Journal Jam 7 - Amiodarone vs Lidocaine vs Placebo in Cardiac Arrest: The ALPS Trial. In our most popular EM Cases episode to date - ACLS Guideline...

Best Case Ever 47 – Cyanotic Infant

26 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In anticipation of EM Cases' upcoming episode, Congenital Heart Disease Emergencies we have Dr. Gary Joubert a double certified Pediatric EM and Pedia...

Episode 83 – 5 Critical Care Controversies from SMACC Dublin

05 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

EM Cases Episode 83 - 5 Critical Care Controversies from SMACC Dublin: I had the great opportunity to gather some of the brightest minds in Emergency ...

Best Case Ever 46 – Chris Nickson on Hickam’s Dictum

21 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

EM Cases Best Case Ever - Chris Nickson on Hickam's Dictum. Usually we use the heuristic of Occam's razor to help us arrive at one diagnosis that m...

Episode 82 – Emergency Radiology Controversies

07 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

EM Cases Episode 82 Emergency Radiology Controversies, pearls and pitfalls: Which patients with chest pain suspected of ACS require a CXR? What CXR fi...

Episode 81 – A Balanced View on Recent EM Literature with Joel Yaphe

24 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

EM Cases - A Balanced View on recent EM Literature with Joel Yaphe Being an optimist, I'm constantly searching for EM literature that will change ...

Best Case Ever 45 – Mike Winters on Cardiac Arrest

10 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

I had the great pleasure of meeting Dr. Mike Winters on his first ever visit to Canada at North York General's Emergency Medicine Update Conference, w...

Episode 80 – Presentation Skills

26 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Whether you’re a first year resident or a veteran of EM, you’ve probably given, or will be giving at least one presentation at some point in your ...

Episode 79 – Management of Acute Pediatric Asthma Exacerbations

12 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this EM Cases episode on Pediatric Asthma we discuss risk stratification (including the PASS and PRAM scores), indications for CXR, the value of bl...

Journal Jam 6 – Outpatient Topical Anesthetics for Corneal Abrasions

29 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This is EM Cases Journal Jam Podcast 6 - Outpatient Topical Anesthetics for Corneal Abrasions. I’ve been told countless times by ophthalmologists...

Episode 78 Anaphylaxis and Anaphylactic Shock – Live from The EM Cases Course

15 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Anaphylaxis is the quintessential medical emergency. We own this one. While the vast majority of anaphylaxis is relatively benign, about 1% of these p...

Episode 77 Fever in the Returning Traveler

01 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this EM Cases episode with Dr. Nazanin Meshkat, multinational ED doc and Dr. Matthew Muller, infectious disease specialist, we discuss the most com...

Best Case Ever 44 Low Risk Pulmonary Embolism

23 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Salim Rezaie of R.E.B.E.L. EM tells his Best Case Ever of a Low Risk Pulmonary Embolism that begs us to consider a work-up and management plan tha...

Episode 76 Pediatric Procedural Sedation

09 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this EM Cases episode on Pediatric Procedural Sedation with Dr. Amy Drendel, a world leader in pediatric pain management and procedural sedation re...

Best Case Ever 43 Ruptured AAA

26 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

I caught up with Dr. Anand Swaminathan, otherwise known as EM Swami, at The Teaching Course in NYC where he told his Best Case Ever from Janus General...

Episode 75 Decision Making in EM – Cognitive Debiasing, Situational Awareness & Preferred Error

12 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

While knowledge acquisition is vital to developing your clinical skills as an EM provider, using that knowledge effectively for decision making in EM ...

Journal Jam 5 One Hour Troponin to Rule Out and In MI

22 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Traditionally we've run at least 2 troponins 6 or 8 hours apart to help rule out MI and recently in algorithms like the HEART score we've combined cli...

Episode 74 Opioid Misuse in Emergency Medicine

15 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

No questions foundPain leads to suffering. Opioid misuse leads to suffering. We strive to avoid both for our patients. On the one hand, treating pain ...

Episode 73 Emergency Management of Pediatric Seizures

01 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Pediatric seizures are common. So common that about 5% of all children will have a seizure by the time they’re 16 years old. If any of you have been...

Best Case Ever 42 Pediatric Cardiac Arrest

18 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

When was the last time you saw ventricular fibrillation in a 4 month old? Dr. Simard tells his Best Case Ever of a Pediatric Cardiac Arrest in which m...

Episode 72 ACLS Guidelines 2015 Post Arrest Care

03 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Once we've achieved ROSC our job is not over. Good post-arrest care involves maintaining blood pressure and cerebral perfusion, adequate sedation, coo...

Episode 71 ACLS Guidelines 2015 – Cardiac Arrest Controversies Part 1

21 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

A lot has changed over the years when it comes to managing the adult in cardiac arrest. As a result, survival rates after cardiac arrest have risen st...

Best Case Ever 41 Opiate Misuse and Physician Compassion

13 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Opiate misuse is everywhere. Approximately 15-20% of ED patients in the US are prescribed outpatient opiates upon discharge. In Ontario, about 10 ...

Episode 70 End of Life Care in Emergency Medicine

29 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Most of us in North America live in cultures that almost never talk about death and dying. And medical progress has led the way to a shift in the cult...

Episode 69 Obesity Emergency Management

08 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Current estimates of the prevalence of obesity are that a quarter of adult Canadians and one third of Americans are considered obese with approximatel...

Best Case Ever 39 – Airway Strategy & Mental Preparedness in EM Procedures with Richard Levitan

01 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

I caught up with airway educator, innovator and self-described enthusiast Dr. Richard Levitan at SMACC in Chicago this past June. In this Best Case Ev...

Episode 68 Emergency Management of Sickle Cell Disease

18 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

A recent needs assessment completed in Toronto found that Emergency providers are undereducated when it comes to the Emergency Management of Sickle Ce...

Best Case Ever 38 Sickle Cell Acute Chest Syndrome

11 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Sickle Cell Acute Chest Syndrome remains the leading cause of death in patients suffering from Sickle Cell Disease. In his Best Case Ever, Dr. Richard...

Journal Jam 4 – Low Dose Ketamine Analgesia

31 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

You’d think ketamine was in the ED drinking water! Not only has this NMDA receptor antagonist been used effectively for procedural sedation and rapi...

Episode 67 Pediatric Pain Management

07 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Pain is the most common reason for seeking health care. It accounts for 80% of ED visits. The WHO has declared that “optimal pain treatment is a hum...

Best Case Ever 37 Neonatal Lazy Feeder

16 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

On this EM Cases Best Case Ever Dr. Anthony Crocco, the Head and the Division Head of Pediatric EM at McMaster University and Medical Director of Ped...

Episode 66 Backboard and Collar Nightmares from Emergency Medicine Update Conference

09 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In the first of our series on Highlights from North York General's Emergency Medicine Update Conference, Dr. Kylie Boothdiscusses Backboard and Collar...

Best Case Ever 36 Tracheo-innominate Fistula

02 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In this Best Case Ever with Dr. Scott Weingart, the brains behind EMcrit.org, we hear the devastating story of a tracheostomy gone bad. Dr. Weingart s...

Episode 65 – IV Iron for Anemia in Emergency Medicine

27 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

For years we’ve been transfusing red cells in the ED to patients who don’t actually need them. A study looking at trends in transfusion practice i...

Journal Jam 3 – Ultrasound vs CT for Renal Colic

21 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In this Journal Jam we have Dr. Michelle Lin from Academic Life in EM interviewing two authors, Dr. Rebecca Smith‑Bindman, a radiologist, and Dr. Ra...

Episode 64 Highlights from Whistler’s Update in EM Conference 2015 Part 2

14 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In this Part 2 of EM Cases' Highlights from Whistler's Update in EM Conference 2015 Dr. David Carr gives you his top 5 pearls and pitfalls on ED antib...

Episode 63 – Pediatric DKA

28 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Pediatric DKA was identified as one of key diagnoses that we need to get better at managing in a massive national needs assessment conducted by the fi...

Episode 62 Diagnostic Decision Making in Emergency Medicine

15 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This is Part 1 of EM Cases' series on Diagnostic Decision Making with Walter Himmel, Chris Hicks and David Dushenski discussing the intersection of ev...

Best Case Ever 35: Taking Action in Emergency Medicine

07 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In anticipation of our series of podcasts on Diagnostic Decision Making with Dr. Walter Himmel, Dr. Chris Hicks and Dr. David Dushenski we have Dr. Hi...

Episode 61 Whistler’s Update in EM Conference 2015 Highlights Part 1

26 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This EM Cases episode is Part 1 of The Highlights of The University of Toronto, Divisions of Emergency Medicine, Update in EM Conference from Whistler...

Best Case Ever 34: Inferior MI Presenting with Abdominal Pain

19 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In a previous Best Case Ever, 'Thinking Outside the Abdominal Box', Dr. Brian Steinhart reviewed some important can't-miss-diagnoses that can present ...

Episode 60: Emergency Management of Hyponatremia

03 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In this EM Cases episode Dr. Melanie Baimel and Dr. Ed Etchells discuss a simple and practical step-wise approach to the emergency management of hypon...

Best Case Ever 33: Over-correction of Hyponatremia

27 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Rapid over-correction of Hyponatremia can have devastating consequences: for one, osmotic demyelination syndrome (ODS) can result in destruction of th...

Episode 59b: Amy Plint on the Management of Bronchiolitis

19 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In response to Episode 59 with Dr. Sanjay Mehta and Dr. Dennis Scolnik on the emergency department diagnosis and management of Bronchiolitis, Dr. Amy ...

Episode 59: Bronchiolitis

10 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This EM Cases episode is on the diagnosis and management of Bronchiolitis. Bronchiolitis is one of the most common diagnoses we make in both general a...

Best Case Ever 32 Carr’s Cases – Endocarditis and Blood Culture Interpretation

05 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

David Carr discusses his top 10 pearls on endocarditis and blood culture interpretation in this Carr's Cases Best Case Ever on EM Cases - Endocarditi...

Episode 58: Tendons and Ligaments – Commonly Missed Uncommon Orthopedic Injuries Part 2

20 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In part 2 of our round-table discussion on EM Cases with sports medicine guru Dr. Ivy Cheng and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Hossein Mehdian we elucidate so...

Best Case Ever 31: Emergency Pericardiocentesis

14 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

On this EM Cases Best Case Ever, Andrew Sloas, the brains behinds the fabulous PEM-ED podcast tells the tale of a pericardiocentesis gone bad and what...

Episode 57: The Stiell Sessions 2 – Update in Atrial Fibrillation 2014

01 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In this bonus EM Cases podcast, The Stiell Sessions 2, we have Dr. Ian Stiell discussing an update in Atrial Fibrillation 2014 management including th...

Episode 56 The Stiell Sessions: Clinical Decision Rules and Risk Scales

30 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

There are hundreds of clinical decision rules and risk scales published in the medical literature, some more widely adopted than others. Ian Stiell, t...

Episode 55: Fluids in Sepsis, Post-intubation Analgesia and Sedation

17 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

In this second part of the Weingart-Himmel Sessions on critical care pearls for the community ED on the EM Cases podcast, we discuss the many controve...

Journal Jam 2: Small Bore Chest Tube and Outpatient Management of Pneumothorax

09 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

It makes sense that the treatment of primary spnontaneous pneumothorax would lend itself well to outpatient management, since patients are usually you...