NursEM - Nursing in Emergency
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Episode 71 - Anemia & 1,000,000 Downloads!
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we dive into the different types of anemia. AND celebrate 1,000,000 downloads!Support the show
Episode 70 - An Interview with a leading Diabetes Specialist
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhat a treat! But a sugar-free one of course... Meet Dr. Tom Elliott from BCDiabetes (bcdiabetes.ca) who's a leading researcher...
Episode 69 - The ABCs of the CBC
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIts been a while - but we are back at it! In this episode we go over the basics of the Complete Blood Count (CBC).Support the show
Episode 68 - Interviewing Famous Doctors and Nurses! A Discussion of Diagnostic Tests and Nurse-Initiation of Them
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHonestly...the talent in the zoom is amazing! We welcome Dr. Grant Innes, a true pioneer and famous researcher in Emergency Medicine (...
Episode 67 - Fluid and Electrolytes - Part 3 - Electrolytes and Disturbances
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textFinally! Â We get to talking about the electrolytes and their disturbances. Â It will make more sense listening to Episode 1 and 2 first...
Episode 66 - Fluid and Electrolyte - Part 2 - Feedback Loops
01 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn what was supposed to be a 2-part series, it became evident that it needed to be three once we started getting nerdy about feedback lo...
Episode 65 - Fluid and Electrolytes - Part 1
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn the episode we talk about the "fluid" part of fluid and electrolytes. Ever wondered what all of those different IV fluids...
Episode 64 - COVID Drugs that Work...and Don't Work...
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textOn this episode we talk about COVID drug therapy - steroids, the "zumabs" and, of course, ivermectin. Note that this was rec...
Episode 63 - A Panel Interview with People with Lived Experience of the War on Drugs!
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe had the opportunity to have an extremely valuable experience in interviewing a network of people from various areas who have the live...
Episode 62 - Vaccines and the mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we talk about the types of vaccines and focus on the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine and dispel the myths circulating about it. Suppor...
Episode 61 - Opinion - WEAR A MASK!
01 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we talk about mask wearing and share our opinions on mask wearing. And really we ask the question...why is this even a ques...
Episode 60 - The Intersections of COVID, Opiates and Harm Reduction
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we interview world-renowned harm reduction epidemiologist Dr. Jane Buxton about how the COVID pandemic has crossed with the o...
Episode 59 - COVID Chat with an Infectious Disease Specialist
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we talk to Dr. Robert Reynolds a 'friendly-neighbourhood' infectious disease specialist about COVID. A mish mash ...
Episode 58 - A Collective 102 Years of Service Have a Chat
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJoin Landon, Monique and Dr. Bob Anthony who combined have 102 Years of Emergency Medicine/Nursing Practice. We have a chat about what...
Episode 57 - Anticoagulants and Reversal with Dr. Shih
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we talk with Dr. Andrew Shih, your friendly neighbourhood hematologist (back by popular demand) about anticoagulants and how ...
Episode 56 - Agitation and Behaviour Control with Dr. Gary Andolfatto
01 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we welcome back our special guest Dr. Gary Andolfatto to talk about behavioural and agitation control using multiple medicati...
Episode 55 - Vasopressors! FINALLY!
01 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textOur most requested topic! This month we talk about vasopressors in detail and which ones to use when.Support the show
Episode 54 - "Crystal" Clear - GOUT!
01 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we talk about gout - what is it? Different types? Who knew? Now you will!Support the show
Episode 53 - When to Tranfuse? Blood Management with Your Friendly Neighbourhood Transfusion Specialist...
01 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we talk again with everyone's favourite transfusion specialist about when to transfuse. Lower hemoglobin levels are we...
Episode 52 - TXA, MTP, Calcium, Oh My! A chat with your friendly Transfusion Medicine Specialist
01 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we interview Dr. Andrew Shih, everyone's favourite friendly neighbourhood Tranfusion Medicine Specialist. We talk abou...
Episode 51 - Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we talk about everything you've ever wanted to know about pancreatitis. As with last month, we are still solving some ...
Episode 50 - Pain Scales, Pain at Triage...and Our Opinions!
01 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis episode talks about various pain scales, their use in the clinical setting and at triage. And as always, we have an opinion to sh...
Episode 49 - Does this all matter? A quick chat with Allan and Rob...
01 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we talk to Allan and Rob from Resuscitation Tonight about why Nursing podcasting, tweeting and exposure matters. And...well...
Episode 48 - Take two of these and call me in the morning...
01 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe are back! After a six-month "vacation", we talk about ASA, acetaminophen, NSAIDs and ibuprofen in the treatment of pain, ...
Episode 47 - NOACs - Non-Vitamin-K Oral Anticoagulants
01 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textConfused about all of those new anticoagulants that patients seem to know more about that you? We attempt to explain them and how they...
Episode 45 - The 'Ball' is in your Court - Testicular Problems
01 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we look at emergency department problems in the male reproductive system.Support the show
Episode 44 - On the Basis of Sex - Ovarian Cysts
01 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we have a discussion about ovarian cysts...what they are, causes, treatments.Support the show
Episode 43 - A Bleeding High - Synthetic Cannabinoids and Bleeding
01 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we talk about a phenomenon whereby 'legal' synthetic cannabinoids have been causing coagulation disorders in unsusp...
Episode 42 - Part 2 - Special Guest Dr. Gary Andolfatto - A Chat About Ketamine
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textOur first ever Guest Speaker! Dr. Gary Aldolfatto, a well-known Ketamine researcher, talks to us about everything we ever wanted to kno...
Episode 42 - Part 1 - Special Guest Dr. Gary Andolfatto - A Chat About Ketamine
01 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textOur first ever Guest Speaker! Dr. Gary Aldolfatto, a well-known Ketamine researcher, talks to us about everything we ever wanted to kno...
Episode 41 - ED Physicians are from Mars and ED Nurses are from Venus?
01 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAn evidence-based interesting conversation about the physician-nurse communication relationship that also gets into male-male vs male-fe...
Episode 40 - Cognitive Bias
01 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we have a chat about bias (of course...not our own...) and how to deal with some of them! Its a big patient safety issue!Sup...
Episode 39 - Group A Streptococcus
01 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe discuss Group A (and B) Strep and why it should always be on your radar in the ED.Support the show
Episode 38 - Not All Overdoses are Heroin
01 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we talk about Tri-Cyclic Antidepressant Overdose.Support the show
Episode 37 - Playing by the (Clinical Decision) Rules
01 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we talk about diagnostic testing and the use of clinical predictor rules in our practice...are we overusing diagnostic tests?...
Episode 36 - Stoked About Strokes
01 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textCurrent tidbits about stroke care and some cool Canadian research that is leading the way! Support the show
Episode 35 - Sore Throat - Strep and Mono
01 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we talk about strep throat, mono and when people need antibiotics and more importantly when they don't! Like our podcas...
Episode 34 - Bottom of the Food Chain
01 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we discuss upper GI issues - Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's disease. Like our podcast? Help support us by buying us a c...
Episode 33 - Top of the Food Chain
01 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we discuss upper GI issues - gastritis, peptic ulcer disease and GERD. Like our podcast? Help support us by buying us a cup...
Episode 32 - Baby It Is Cold Outside!
01 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we look at frostbite! Like our podcast? Buy us a cup of coffee at nursem.orgSupport the show
Episode 31 - A Horse's Tail - Cauda Equina Syndrome
01 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textA little look at this neurological condition that can present with the common complaint of back pain.Support the show
Episode 30 - Rejection Hurts
01 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textA talk about anti-rejection medications and organ donation.Support the show
Episode 29 - Battle of the Sexes
01 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe talk about some conditions and diseases predominant to one sex over the other.Support the show
Episode 28 - No Pain No Gain
01 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textLet's talk about opioid use in the Emrgency Department.Support the show
Episode 27 - To Wheeze or Not to Wheeze
01 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textBuilding on last month's episode, we talk about Asthma!Support the show
Episode 26 - Breathe Right
01 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn the end...a discussion about spirometry and peak flows...but to get there...a discussion about everything oxygenation and ventilation...
Episode 25 - SOFA so Good...
01 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textCome and have a seat on our 'qSOFA' and talk about Sepsis 3.0 this month.Support the show
Episode 24 - Clotting Made Bloody Easy!
01 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we respond to a challenge from a listener to simplify the clotting cascade. At the 15-minute mark, we mix up the extrinsic a...
Episode 23 - Do You See What I See? The Eye Exam...
01 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we talk about teh components of the complete eye exam...including the proper way to do a visual acuity.Support the show
Episode 22 - The Lows and Highs of Headaches
01 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJoin us this month for a talk about low and high pressure headaches.Support the show
Episode 21 - Mumps, Chicken Pox and Zika
01 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we talk about a few communicable diseases, vaccines and spend a few minutes on Zika. Support the show
Episode 20 - Ectopic, Rh Factor and Methotrexate
01 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textTHis month we touch on ectopic pregnancy, Rh Factor and treatment using Methotrexate.Support the show
Episode 19 - Narcan
01 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textEveryone is getting Narcan - users, friends, bystanders, fire departments, ambulance services...so why? What does it do? nd what'...
Episode 18 - Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI)
01 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDo you know what the ABI is? Have you done one? Have you done is correctly and do you know what it all means? Listen this month to lea...
Episode 17 - English - 'C' Reactive Protein (CRP)
01 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIs this test making a comeback? Is it useful in all cases or only certain ones? Let's chat about it...Support the show
Episode 16 - English - Autonomic Dysreflexia
01 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we talk about a condition that can affect spinal cord injured patients and the simple treatments for this potentially life th...
Episode 15 - English - BNP
01 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhat is the BNP? When would we use it? ...and when wouldn't we?Support the show
Episode 14 - Français - Sclérose en plaque et neuromyélite optique
01 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textCe mois-ci, nous parlons de la sclérose en plaques (SP) et une condition appelée neuromyélite optique (NMO) ... écouter pour en savo...
Episode 14 - English - Multiple Sclerosis and Neuromyelitis Optica
01 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis month we talk about multiple sclerosis (MS) and a condition called neuromyelitis optica (NMO)...listen to learn more!Support the sh...
Episode 13 - Français - L'insuffisance cardiaque
01 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJoyeux mois du coeur! Un examen rapide et une discussion a propos de nouvelles options de traitement pour l'insuffisance cardiaque....
Episode 13 - English - Congestive Heart Failure
01 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHappy Heart Month! A quick review and chat about new treatment options for CHF.Support the show
Episode 12 - HIV in 2016
01 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textA quick review of HIV/AIDS and some of the current trends in prevention, diagnosis and treatment.Support the show
Episode 11 - Understanding Hyponatremia
01 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDo you 'get' hyponatremia? We didn't really either...so we looked into it and here's the basics on what it is and h...
Episode 10 - The 'Pee' Value
01 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIs it cloudy, clear or something in between? Join us this month as we talk about pee! From the 'look' to the dip to the micr...
Episode 09 - The Wacky World of Weed
01 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAs marijuana use become legalized, decriminalized, used in medicine and recreationally in various jurisdictions around the world, we tak...
Episode 08 - Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphate
01 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textEver wondered why we measure these? And why on some patients and not others? This month we nerd-out on these three electrolytes. Suppo...
Episode 07 - Français - L'anaphylaxie
01 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 07 - Anaphylaxis
01 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn our experience most ED nurses and paramedics think of anaphylaxis as someone's airway closing...did you know that it is much mor...
Episode 06 - Remember IM Injections?
01 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMost of us haven't had a good in-depth evidence-based review of IM Injections since Nursing school...which for Monique and Landon w...
Episode 05 - C-Spine Collars - Curse or Cure?
01 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode we discuss the use of routine C-Spine immobilization with rigid cervical collars and some of the research that talks abo...
Episode 04 - Francais - Le dilemme D-dimère
01 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDans cet épisode, nous discutons du test D-dimère et pourquoi il ne doit pas être prescrit sans bonne raison!Support the show
Episode 04 - English - D-Dimer Dilemma
01 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode we discuss what the D-Dimer is and why we shouldn't be ordering them willy-nilly!Support the show
Episode 03 - Triaging vs Assigning CTAS
01 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode we discuss triage, CTAS and some of the barriers that we find ourselves faced with. Is triage even necessary? Are WE t...
Episode 02 - Concussion Management
01 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe discuss current concussion recognition, diagnosis, treatment and return to activity recommendations. Support the show
Episode 01 - ACLS/BLS 2015 Draft Guidelines Discussion
01 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe discuss some of the DRAFT 2015 guidelines currently open for public viewing and comment on the ILCOR website.Support the show