The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine
Episodes
SGEM Memes #434
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM Twitter Poll #433
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM#434: It’s (Un) Happy Hour Again – Mortality in Younger Patients with Alcohol-Related ED Attendances
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reference: Harrison et al. Mortality in adolescents and young adults following a first presentation to the emergency department for alcohol. AEM March...
SGEM Paper in a Pic #433
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM Memes #433
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM#433: Breathe – Simple Aspiration vs. Drainage for Complete Pneumothorax
23 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reference: Marx et al. Simple Aspiration versus Drainage for Complete Pneumothorax: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023...
SGEM Xtra: The Matrix – Social Media for Knowledge Translation
16 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Date: March 16, 2024 This is an SGEM Xtra episode. Yes, that is two back-to-back SGEM Xtra episodes. The critical appraisal that was lined up for this...
SGEM Xtra Philosophy Twitter Poll
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM Memes Xtra Philosophy
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM Xtra: A Philosophy of Emergency Medicine
09 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Date: March 6, 2024 This is an SGEM Xtra created from a lecture I gave for the Rural Ontario Medical Program (ROMP) ICE Camp Retreat in Collingwood, O...
SGEM Paper in a Pic #432
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM Twitter Poll #432
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM Memes #432
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM#432: SPEED, Give Me What I Need – To Diagnose Acute Aortic Dissections
02 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reference: Gibbons et al. The sonographic protocol for the emergent evaluation of aortic dissections (SPEED protocol): A multicenter, prospective, obs...
SGEM Twitter Poll #431
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM Meme #431
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM#341: You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Treatment
24 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reference: Li, T., & Gal, D. (2023). Consumers prefer natural medicines more when treating psychological than physical conditions. Journal of Con...
SGEM Paper in a Pic #430
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM Twitter Poll #430
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM Memes #430
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM#430: De Do Do Do, De Dash, Dash DAShED – Diagnosing Acute Aortic Syndrome in the ED.
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reference: McLatchie et al and DAShED investigators. Diagnosis of Acute Aortic Syndrome in the Emergency Department (DAShED) study: an observational ...
SGEM Paper in a Pic #429
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM Twitter Poll #429
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM Memes #429
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM #429: It’s CT Angio, Hi. I’m the Problem. It’s Me. For Pediatric Oropharyngeal Trauma
03 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reference: Curry SD, et al. Systematic Review of CT Angiography in Guiding Management in Pediatric Oropharyngeal Trauma. Laryngoscope. March 2023 Date...
SGEM Twitter Poll #428
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM Memes #428
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM#428: Don’t Worry, Be Happy – The Safety of Nitroglycerin Administration in RVMI
27 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reference: Wilkinson-Stokes M, Betson J, Sawyer S. Adverse events from nitrate administration during right ventricular myocardial infarction: a system...
SGEM Paper in a Pic #427
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM Twitter Poll #427
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM MEMES #427
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM #427: I Want a Treatment with a Short Course…for Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections
20 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reference: Zaoutis T, et al. Short-course Therapy for Urinary Tract Infections in Children: the SCOUT randomized clinical trial. JAMA Pediatr. Aug 20...
SGEM Memes #426
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM Paper in a Pic #426
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM Twitter Poll #426
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM#426: All the Small Things – Small Bag Ventilation Masks in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
13 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reference: Snyder BD, Van Dyke MR, Walker RG, et al. Association of small adult ventilation bags with return of spontaneous circulation in out of hosp...
SGEM Paper in a Pic #425
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM Twitter Poll #425
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM Memes #425
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM Paper in a Pic #424
06 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM #425: Are You Ready for This? Pediatric Readiness of Emergency Departments
06 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reference: Remick KE, et al. National Assessment of Pediatric Readiness of US Emergency Departments during the Covid-19 Pandemic. JAMA Netw Open. July...
SGEM Twitter Poll #424
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM Paper in a Pic #423
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM Memes #424
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM#424: Ooh-Ooh, I Can’t Wait – To Be Admitted to Hospital
30 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Reference: Roussel et al. Overnight stay in the emergency department and mortality in older patients, JAMA Intern Med 2023 Date: December 18, 2023 Gue...
SGEM Xtra: Doctor, Doctor – We Need More Family Doctors
23 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Date: December 12, 2023 Reference: OCFP News. More Than Four Million Ontarians Will Be Without a Family Doctor by 2026. Nov 7, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr....
SGEM Twitter Poll #423
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM Memes #423
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM#423: Where is the Love? Microaggression in the Emergency Department
16 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Reference: Punches et al. Patient Perceptions of Microaggressions and Discrimination Towards Patients During Emergency Department Care. AEM Dec 2023 ...
SGEM Xtra Twitter Poll Placebo
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM Xtra: Open Label Placebo
09 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Date: November 20, 2023 Reference: Jones et al. Time to reflect on open-label placebos and their value for clinical practice. PAIN October 2023 Guest ...
SGEM Twitter Poll #422
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM Paper in a Pic #422
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM Memes #422
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM#422: And It was all Yellow-Nasal Discharge and Antibiotics in Pediatric Sinusitis
02 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Reference: Shaikh N, et al. Identifying children likely to benefit from antibiotics for acute sinusitis: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA July 2023...
SGEM Paper in a Pic #421
02 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM Twitter Poll #421
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM Memes #421
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM#421: I Think I’d Have a Heart Attack – Maybe Not in a Rural Area?
25 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Date: November 22, 2023 Reference: Stopyra et al. Delayed First Medical Contact to Reperfusion Time Increases Mortality in Rural EMS Patients with ST...
SGEM Memes #420
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SGEM Twitter Poll #420
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas