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FOAMcast - An Emergency Medicine Podcast

256 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 222 ratings

We believe in the educational merits of Free Open Access Medical education (FOAM), which includes podcasts, blogs, articles on PubMed Central, conferences streamed for free and more. As a result, we would like to encourage others to move beyond quoting podcasts and into the realm of tying “cutting edge” FOAM to the core content. We’ll provide some review and references for listeners to go read. Why, indeed, should we FOAM it alone when FOAM can inspire us to go, read, think, and be excellent?

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Episodes

#dasSMACC - Dunning-Kruger, Ultrasound, and Critical Care

June 29, 2017 17:42 - 15 minutes - 21.3 MB

We are in Berlin for #dasSMACC and have lots of pearls to share from the speakers at this amazing conference.  Talks will be released for free on the SMACC podcast over the next year, but this podcast holds some pearls that we thought couldn't wait. We cover... One of the major themes of #dasSMACC has been - we are more overconfident in our knowledge, skills, ability, and good behavior than we actually demonstrate. We cover the Dunning-Kruger effect and how to help combat the notion that...

#dasSMACC - PE with Right Heart Thrombus, Pediatric Cardiology Emergencies, and TEE in Cardiac Arrest

June 28, 2017 17:11 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MB

We are in Berlin for #dasSMACC and have lots of pearls to share from the speakers at this amazing conference.  Talks will be released for free on the SMACC podcast over the next year, but this podcast holds some pearls that we thought couldn't wait. We cover... Dr. Leanne Harnett on Pulmonary Embolism with Right Heart Thrombus (PE with RHT) Dr. Michele Domico on Pediatric Cardiology Emergencies Dr. Haney Mallemat (@CriticalCareNow) on Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) during Car...

#dasSMACC - Endocarditis, Sickle Cell, and Stats

June 27, 2017 18:14 - 17 minutes - 23.6 MB

We deliver pearls from the first day of #dasSMACC in Berlin. We cover talks by Dr. Brian Burns on trauma, Dr. David Carr on endocarditis, Dr. Paul Young on statistics, and Dr. Jess Mason on sickle cell vaso-occlusive crisis. Check out foamcast.org for show notes and pictographic summaries. Thanks for listening and for the Rosh Review for sending us! Jeremy Faust and Lauren Westafer

FOAMcastini - Medical Texting

June 05, 2017 12:56 - 12 minutes - 17 MB

We interrupt our normal core content for this update: Texting amongst medical professionals is ubiquitous; however, given patient privacy laws, many wonder, what is permissible? We discuss a recent article in JAMA by Brian Drolet on this very topic as well as some basic professionalism pearls. Show notes at FOAMcast.org Thanks for listening, Lauren Westafer and Jeremy Faust

Episode 70 - Non-Pregnant Vaginal Bleeding

May 15, 2017 21:24 - 23 minutes - 31.7 MB

We cover FOAM on the WOMAN trial of tranexamic acid (TXA) in post-partum hemorrhage including BroomeDocs, EMlitofnote, and The Bottom Line Then we delve into core content on non-pregnant vaginal bleeding using Rosen's and Tintinalli's as a guide. Show notes are available at FOAMcast.org Thanks for listening! Lauren Westafer & Jeremy Faust

Episode 69 - Urinary Tract Infection

May 06, 2017 15:42 - 29 minutes - 41.1 MB

We cover Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAM) from a recent Emergency Medicine Cases podcast and First10inEM blog post by Dr. Justin Morganstern regarding urinary tract infections (UTIs).   This podcast and blog tackle common issues in UTI diagnosis and treatment, including the following points: UTI is a clinical diagnosis, a dirty urine does not mean the patient has a UTI Urinalyses are more complicated to interpret than we probably understand Then we cover core content from Rosen’...

Episode 68 - ECG Ischemia

April 26, 2017 13:08 - 26 minutes - 35.7 MB

 A recent study in Academic Emergency Medicine by Hughes and colleagues, looks at the potential clinical relevance of having emergency physicians sign ECGs read "normal" by the computer software.  FOAM reviews of this article can be found here: Dr. Smith's ECG blog Emergency Medicine Literature of Note REBEL EM Then we review ischemia on ECGs, including STEMIs as well as a dive into ischemic T waves Check out FOAMcast.org for more show notes and images. Thanks for listening! Laur...

Episode 67 - Serious Pediatric Fever

March 31, 2017 12:40 - 22 minutes - 31.1 MB

We cover an episode of The Skeptic's Guide to Emergency Medicine that covers a validation study of the Step by Step approach to pediatric fever.  This approach to infants with a fever <3 months old is alluring as it does not necessitate a lumbar puncture.  This algorithm had a better sensitivity and negative predictive value than the Rochester criteria.   The approach did miss some infants with a serious bacterial infection and these tended to be those between 21 and 28 days old and those wi...

Episode 66 - Back Pain and Spinal Epidural Abscess

March 12, 2017 19:02 - 29 minutes - 39.8 MB

We cover a post from the fantastic St. Emlyn's team which breaks down a recently published article in Annals of Emergency Medicine comparing diazepam with placebo in patients with acute low back pain.  We recommend you read the full text of the article by Friedman et al. We delve into core content on red flags in back pain and spinal epidural abscess using Rosen's Emergency Medicine and Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Chapter 279 as a guide. visit FOAMcast.org for show notes and more inf...

Episode 65 - Contrast Induced Nephropathy and Genitourinary Trauma

February 28, 2017 01:19 - 22 minutes - 31.5 MB

  We cover Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAM) on Contrast-Induced Nephropathy (CIN).  Recent interes The American College of Radiology (ACR) Manual on Contrast Induced Nephropathy This Emergency Medicine Literature of Note post covers the AMACING  trial, which looks at intravenous fluid administration (0.9% NaCl) versus usual care in patients "at risk" for CIN undergoing contrast-enhanced CT scan.   The study found a difference of -0.1% (95% CI -2.25 to 2.06), which was below th...

Episode 64 - Lumbar Punctures and Meningitis

February 18, 2017 22:14 - 28 minutes - 39 MB

Ultrasound is gaining popularity in assisting lumbar punctures (LPs). We review this technique as well as Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAM) from the following sites:  5 Min Sono, Sinai EM, and PEM pearls from ALiEM. We then delve into core content on meningitis, encephalitis, and antiNMDA receptor encephalitis using Rosen's Chapter 109 and Tintinalli's Chapters 117 and 174 as a guide. Thanks for listening! Jeremy Faust and Lauren Westafer  

Episode 63 - Bradycardias

January 24, 2017 22:02 - 23 minutes - 32 MB

We cover FOAM on transvenous pacing from Ultrasound Podcast, Dr. Jason Nomura, and Dr. Al Sachetti     Then, we delve into basics on bradycardias using Rosen's Emergency Medicine and Tintinalli's as a guide. Thanks for listening! Jeremy Faust and Lauren Westafer

Suviving Sepsis Campaign Guideline update

January 19, 2017 20:06 - 18 minutes - 25.5 MB

The Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines were updated, reflecting some changes carried forward from Sepsis 3.0 that was released in 2016. In this podcast we go over some of the updates, many of the recommendations that stayed the same. As a bonus we cover a new study on validation of qSOFA. Show notes at FOAMcast.org Thanks for listening! Jeremy Faust and Lauren Westafer

Roundup: Favorite Literature of 2016

January 01, 2017 01:35 - 16 minutes - 22.4 MB

A lot of good literature came out in 2016 so we wanted to mention a couple of our favorite articles of the year. Sepsis 3.0 Singer M, Deutschman CS, Seymour CW, et al: The Sepsis Definitions Task Force The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3). The quick SOFA score (qSOFA) also came out in hopes it "provides simple bedside criteria to identify adult patients with suspected infection who are likely to have poor outcomes."  It is not part of th...

Episode 62 - Dental Emergencies

December 20, 2016 21:09 - 25 minutes - 34.8 MB

We review a trick of the trade from Academic Life in Emergency medicine for temporomandibular joint (TMJ)  dislocation, the extra-oral reduction as well as other methods of TMJ reduction. We delve into core content on dental injuries including fractures, avulsion, luxations, pulpitis and more using Rosen’s Emergency Medicine (8th edition) Chapter 70 "Oral Emergencies" and Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine (8th edition) Chapter 245 "Oral and Dental Emergencies" as a guide. Thanks for listen...

Episode 61 - The Elbow

December 13, 2016 11:54 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MB

We review a podcast from Dr. Tim Horeczko's Pediatric Emergency Playbook on elbow injuries including identifying normal ossification centers (CRITOE), radial head subluxation, and supracondylar fractures. Then, we delve into core content on other elbow adjacent injuries including elbow dislocations, humerus fractures, and olecranon bursitis using Rosen’s Emergency Medicine (8th edition) Chapter  and Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine (8th edition) Chapter  as a guide. Thanks for listening! ...

Episode 60 - Resuscitative Hysterotomy and FIrst Trimester Pregnancy Emergencies

November 25, 2016 05:00 - 22 minutes - 31.4 MB

We review a talk by Dr. Sara Gray from SMACC (Social Media and Critical Care) conference in June 2016, Resuscitative hysterotomy, which is the new name for perimortem c-section [1]. In this talk she challenges the "4 minute" rule: if resuscitative efforts following maternal circulatory arrest are unsuccessful, cesarean delivery should be commenced at 4 minutes and completed by 5 minutes to optimize fetal outcome.  Then we delve into core content on pregnancy emergencies using Rosen’s Emerg...

Episode 59 - Syncope (including the PESIT trial)

October 31, 2016 21:31 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MB

The PESIT study in the New England Journal of Medicine stirred up controversy in the FOAM world earlier in October 2016.  In this episode we cover the following posts on this article on pulmonary embolism in syncope: Dr. Rory Spiegel of EMnerd  Dr. Ryan Radecki of EM Literature of Note St. Emlyn's Rebel EM  Then, We delve into core content on syncope usingRosen's Emergency Medicine (8th edition) and Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine (8th edition) Chapter 52   Thanks for listening! ...

Bell's Palsy and Burns

October 19, 2016 01:00 - 10 minutes - 14.3 MB

We are bringing y'all pearls from ACEP 2016 in Las Vegas. Today we cover Bell's Palsy (are you sure it's not a stroke?), burn dogma, and some hot abstracts of the year. Thanks for listening! Jeremy Faust and Lauren Westafer

Vaccine Side Effects and Placebos

October 18, 2016 12:28 - 10 minutes - 15 MB

We are at ACEP 2016 summarizing the hottest pearls Today we cover placebos in the ED for back pain, nausea, and upper respiratory tract infections as well as atrial fibrillation management controversies and vaccine side effects. Thanks for listening! Jeremy Faust and Lauren Westafer

The Transgender Patient + More from ACEP 2016

October 17, 2016 10:27 - 11 minutes - 15.5 MB

We bring you highlights from ACEP2016 in Las Vegas. Today we focus on the care of the transgender patient and some pearls on caring appropriately for our diverse patients. We also cover active shooters and lawsuit pearls   Thanks for listening! Jeremy Faust and Lauren Westafer

Episode 58 - Ophthalmology Basics

October 09, 2016 21:30 - 24 minutes - 33.5 MB

We cover an incredible ophthalmology resource, OphthoBook.com, by Dr. Tim Roots.  This resource has a free book and excellent free video lectures.  Specifically, we detail a hilarious video on eye exam tricks, especially targeting individuals who "can't see." We previously reviewed eye trauma in this podcast. In this episode, we review ophthalmology basics using Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine (8e), Chapter 241 Visit FOAMcast.org for more and Rosh Review questions. Thanks for listening! ...

Episode 57 - Lithium Toxicity + Rhabdomyolysis

October 02, 2016 19:33 - 21 minutes - 29.7 MB

The Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAM)  We cover a post from Dr. Josh Farkas on PULMcrit on lithium toxicity. The key message from the post is: a single serum lithium level doesn't necessitate dialysis, despite a recommendation from the EXTRIP working group  to initiate dialysis in patients with a lithium level > 5 mEq/L [1].  Dr. Farkas advocates for aggressive management in asymptomatic patients with chronic lithium toxicity and patients without impaired renal function. Core Con...

Episode 56 - Altitude

September 06, 2016 07:35 - 21 minutes - 29.1 MB

We review a FOAM post by Dr. Matthew MacPartlin on Rollcage Medic on flying after a pneumothorax. Then we delve into a core content review of altitude sickness, high altitude pulmonary edema, high altitude cerebral edema, and altitude related problems using Tintinalli and Rosen's Emergency Medicine as a guide. Thanks for listening! -Jeremy Faust & Lauren Westafer

Episode 55 - Petechiae & Purupra

August 23, 2016 10:12 - 23 minutes - 32.3 MB

We cover several excellent post on rashes, including: Paucis Verbis Approach to Rashes - ALiEM Emergent Diagnosis of the Unknown Rash from EMJ What's That Rash? - EMdocs Next, we dive into core content on platelet problems including problems caused by drugs, immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP/idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura) and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) using Tintinalli Chapter 233 (8th ed) and Rosen's Chapter 122 (7th ed) as a guide.   Thanks for listening! ...

Episode 54 - The Pericardium

August 08, 2016 11:28 - 20 minutes - 28.2 MB

We cover ultrasound guided pericardiocentesis using the posts from EMin5, CoreEM, and the Ultrasound Podcast. Then, we delve into core content on the pericardium using Rosen’s (8th ed) Chapter 82 and Tintinalli (8th ed) Chapter 55 covering pericardial effusions, pericarditis, and myocarditis.   Thanks for listening! Jeremy Faust & Lauren Westafer

Episode 53 - Intracranial Hemorrhage

July 17, 2016 12:06 - 23 minutes - 32.3 MB

We cover a post by Dr. Rory Spiegel, EMNerd: The Case of Differing Perspectives, on the results of the ATACH-2 trial on blood pressure control in intracranial hemorrhage (ICH). This study sought to determine the safety and efficacy of the Population: adults (>18 y/o) with ICH on CT scan, GCS ≥ 5 and <4.5 hours since symptom onset (changed mid-study) Intervention: Reduce and maintain the hourly minimum systolic blood pressure in the range of 110 to 139 mm Hg throughout the period of 24 ho...

FOAMcastini - FOAM, Just In Time

July 01, 2016 15:35 - 15 minutes - 20.8 MB

Just in time for the new interns, we answer the most common question asked of us - our favorite resources to use on shift. Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAM) exists in forms that are suitable for self-study or function as resources and those that are easy to use resources to consult on shift, Just In Time (JIT) Resources. We review our favorite FOAM JIT resources.

Episode 52 - The Esophagus

June 26, 2016 12:56 - 20 minutes - 28.1 MB

We cover a Scancrit post on the Back Up Head Elevated (BUHE) intubation position.  This post details a multicenter retrospective observational study by Khandelwal et al in Anesthesia & Analgesia.  Intubating with the head elevated (ear to sternal notch) and the back of the bed up reduces complications. We delve into core content on the esophagus using Rosen’s (8th ed) Chapter 71 and Chapter 77 in Tintinalli (8th ed). We discuss dysphagia, food impaction, and esophagitis. Thanks for liste...

FOAMcastini - The Aorta and No Analgesia Will #!&?% You Up

June 16, 2016 18:01 - 11 minutes - 16 MB

ITUNES OR LISTEN HERE We cover pearls from smaccDUB (Social Media and Critical Care Conference in Dublin, Ireland), Day 3. We are here thanks to the Rosh Review. Dr. Scott Weingart - "Post-Intubation Sedation" Analgesia first. Try a hydromorphone 1mg push while you're waiting for the fentanyl drip. The endotracheal tube is uncomfortable. Minimize sedation. There's this principle: eCASH: early Comfort using Analgesia, minimal Sedatives and maximal Humane care [1].  Sedation: go for d...

FOAMcastini - Undifferentiated Agitation and Cured Pork

June 15, 2016 18:23 - 12 minutes - 16.7 MB

#smaccDUB day 2 Dr. Reuben Strayer - “Disruption, Danger, and Droperidol: Emergency Management of the Agitated Patient."   Dr. Strayer presented a brilliant talk on dealing with the quintessential Emergency Medicine patient - the undifferentiated acutely agitated patient. These patients are high risk and require emergent stabilization and resuscitation. Dr. Haney Mallemat - "The PEA Paradox" The typical way we think about PEA, the "H's and T's," is overly complicated. Further, we are...

FOAMcastini - Do We Make Saves?

June 14, 2016 19:05 - 10 minutes - 14.5 MB

We are at SMACC in Dublin - thanks to the Rosh Review, an excellent board review question bank. Here are some of our favorite pearls. Do We Make Saves? Dr. Mervyn Singer "Is Survival Predetermined in the Critically  Ill?" Many critical care studies are negative, but in some cases this may be because critically ill patients don't have a uniform prognosis. Dr. Singer argues that some people may be "destined to die" and some may be "destined to live."  So, it's not really us "saving the ...

Episode 51 - Eye Trauma

June 09, 2016 10:59 - 21 minutes - 30 MB

We cover this short video from EMRAP on lateral canthotomies.  This is one of those rare procedures that is vision saving; hence, it is worthy of frequent review. Then, we delve into core content on orbital fractures, hyphemas, and ocular burns using Tintinalli and Rosen's Emergency Medicine as a guide. Show notes and references at foamcast.org Thanks for listening! Jeremy Faust and Lauren Westafer

Episode 50 - Seizures

May 25, 2016 03:51 - 24 minutes - 33.9 MB

We review the FOAM video by Dr. Anna Pickens of EMin5.com on "Special Seizures" including hyponatremia, isoniazid toxcitiy, alcohol withdrawal, and eclampsia. Then we review core content on seizures using Rosen's Emergency Medicine and Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Review. Thanks for listening! Jeremy Faust and Lauren Westafer

Episode 49 - The AAP BRUE Guidelines

May 04, 2016 09:58 - 17 minutes - 24.5 MB

ALTE is out and BRUE is in. We review the American Academy of Pediatrics guideline on Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (Formerly Apparent Life-Threatening Events) and Evaluation of Lower-Risk Infants 

Episode 48: Urine Drug Screens, Cocaine, and PCP

April 25, 2016 22:36 - 22 minutes - 30.8 MB

We cover a post by Dr. Seth Trueger (@MDaware) on false positives in the urine drug screen and review limitations of this test.  Then we review some toxicology, including toxicity associated with cocaine and PCP using Rosen's Emergency Medicine (8e) and Tintinalli's (8e) as a guide. Thanks for listening! Lauren Westafer and Jeremy Faust

Episode 47 - Left Bundle and Pacers

April 09, 2016 13:01 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MB

In this episode we cover a post from Dr. Smith's ECG blog investigating ways to read ischemia on a ventricular paced ECG:  A Patient with Ischemic symptoms and a Biventricular Pacemaker. Then we delve into core content on the Sgarbossa/modified Sgarbossa criteria as well as pacers and implantable defibrillators and their complications. Thanks for listening! Jeremy Faust and Lauren Westafer

Episode 46 - Pneumothorax

March 20, 2016 02:43 - 23 minutes - 32.5 MB

We cover a podcast from HEFT EMcast  demonstrating that needle decompression at the 2nd intercostal space at the midclavicular line (2ICS MCL) is likely to fail.  They review a systematic review and meta-analysis by Laan et al in 2015 that suggests the fifth intercostal space at the anterior axillary line (5ICS AAL) is less likely to fail. Then we delve into core content on pneumothoraces and empyemas using Tintinalli and Rosen's Emergency Medicine as a guide. Thanks for listening, Jeremy...

Episode 45 - Diverticulitis

March 04, 2016 12:18 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MB

We cover a post from Life in the Fast Lane Research and Reviews (LITFL R&R) #121  featuring a section on the new American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) guidelines on diverticulitis. The game changer?  Antibiotics aren't a requirement in select patients with uncomplicated acute diverticulitis. Then we delve into core content on diverticulosis, diverticulitis, and clostridium difficile using Rosen's Emergency Medicine (8e) and Tintinalli: A Comprehensive Review (7e). Show notes at FOAMc...

Sepsis: Redefined

February 21, 2016 23:22 - 19 minutes - 27.3 MB

We bring you breaking news on the updated sepsis definition from the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine. SIRS and Severe Sepsis?   Out. qSOFA (HAT - Hypotension, AMS, Tachypnea)?  In. Septic Shock?  Sepsis + Vasopressors needed to maintain MAP >65 mmHg + Lactate >2 mmol/L (*after adequate fluids)    

Episode 43 - Alcohols

February 18, 2016 14:59 - 23 minutes - 32.6 MB

We cover the Skeptic's Guide to Emergency Medicine Episode 144, "That Smell of Isopropyl Alcohol for Nausea in the Emergency Department." This podcast reviews an article by Beadle et al, an RCT on the use of inhalational isopropyl alcohol for nausea. Then we delve into core content on vertigo using Rosen’s Medicine (8e) and Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide  (7e) on all things toxic alcohols   Thanks for listening! Jeremy Faust and Lauren Westafer

Episode 42 - End of Life

January 21, 2016 05:38 - 21 minutes - 29.7 MB

We cover an EMcrit episode on Semantics of End of Life Discussions with Dr. Ashley Shreves as well as pearls from another favorite episode with her, Episode 93 - Critical Care Palliation.  We can't do these episodes justice summarizing them so listen to them. Key Pearls on moving away from "DNAR" and moving towards "AND" - Allow Natural Death, how to have the conversation, and with whom to have the end of life discussion. Then we delve into core content on vertigo using Rosen’s Medicine (8...

Episode 41 - Vertigo

January 11, 2016 11:00 - 18 minutes - 26 MB

We cover two bits of FOAM,Emergency Medicine Literature of Note - Dr. Ryan Radecki - on the use of meclizine for vertigo and EMcrit - Dr. Scott Weingart on the HiNTs exam. Then we delve into some of the problems with the HiNTs exam including it can only be performed on patients with continuous vertigo and that external validity is a major issue with HiNTs. Then, we delve into core content on vertigo using Rosen’s Medicine (8e) Chapter 19,  and Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensi...

Best Pearls and Biggest Trends of 2015

January 04, 2016 17:19 - 19 minutes - 26.1 MB

In this special episode we review some of the top items of 2015* David Newman: Opioids for back pain - falling out of favor. Risk stratifying (and testing) low risk chest pain. Haney Mallemat: Peripheral vasopressors may be ready for prime time FAST guided resuscitative thoracotomy (No cardiac activity and no effusion? No thoracotomy). Movement towards less volume in sepsis (ex: in PROMISE trial average patient got 6L over 72 h) Michelle Lin Merging of FOAM with traditional journals...

Episode 40 - Femoral Nerve Blocks & Compartment Syndrome

December 22, 2015 19:33 - 19 minutes - 26.5 MB

In this episode we cover The Skeptic's Guide to Emergency Medicine Episode on Regional Anesthesia for hip and femoral neck fractures. Then we delve into core content on Rosen's and Tintinalli (Rosenalli) on core content pearls on compartment syndrome. Thanks for listening! Jeremy and Lauren

Episode 39 - Likelihood Ratios

December 08, 2015 15:01 - 16 minutes - 22.8 MB

We cover Dr. Rory Spiegel's blog EMNERD, covering an article in Chest 2015 by Pivetta et al, discussing the ways lung ultrasound (US) may be far more helpful than the brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) in determining heart failure in the dyspneic patient.  Then we delve into likelihood ratios and show notes can be found at FOAMCAST.org Bottom Line, LR of 1 is useless. It doesn't change the likelihood of using the disease. + LR >5 is good, + LR of 10 means that a test is useful and, if positi...

Episode 38 - The Nose

November 24, 2015 16:52 - 22 minutes - 30.9 MB

The FOAM realm has teamed with interest in a randomized trial in the ICU by Semler et al, the FELLOW trial. This week we cover some aspects of this trial, such as statistical power, highlighted in some of the following Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAM) posts   EMCrit The Bottom Line EM Literature of Note St. Emlyn's REBEL EM Then, we delve into core content on epistaxis and sinusitis using Rosenalli (Tintinalli (7e) Chapter 239, “Epistaxis, Nasal Fractures, and Rhinosinusitis....

Episode 37 - Lacerations

November 15, 2015 20:05 - 19 minutes - 26.9 MB

We cover a trick of the trade from Dr. Brian Lin, posted on the Academic Life in Emergency Medicine (ALiEM site) on hemostasis in finger tip avulsions. Dr. Lin also has his own excellent FOAM site on all things laceration - LacerationRepair.com. We also cover FOAM on dogma of wound care from Dr. Ken Milne's The Skeptic's Guide to Emergency Medicine, Episode #63   Then we cover laceration and wound care core content pearls using Rosenalli (Rosen's Emergency Medicine and Tintinalli's Emerge...

FOAMcastini - ACEP15 Day 3

October 28, 2015 21:31 - 9 minutes - 13.5 MB

This miniature FOAMcast episode brings you pearls the American College of Emergency Physicians annual meeting, ACEP15 in Boston. We summarize some popular highlights from Day 3 including foodborne illness, wound management, and tips for giving presentations.

FOAMcastini - ACEP15 day 2

October 27, 2015 21:36 - 9 minutes - 12.6 MB

This miniature FOAMcast episode brings you pearls the American College of Emergency Physicians annual meeting, ACEP15 in Boston. We summarize some popular highlights from Day 2 including ECMO, trauma myths, and renal colic.

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