Podcast #12: Oh Dance-a-tron (Ondansetron for Pediatric Vomiting)
Podcast Link:SGEM12 Date: 18 November 2012 Title: Oh Dance-a-tron (Ondansetron for Pediatric Vomiting) Case Scenario: 4 year old child presents with a one day history of vomiting. They are otherwise...
View ArticleSGEM #16: Ho, Ho, Hold the Proton Pump Inhibitor in Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed
Podcast Link:SGEM16 Date: 23 December 2012 Title: Ho, Ho Hold the Proton Pump Inhibitor in Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed Case Scenario: A jolly old man presents to the emergency department vomiting...
View ArticleSGEM#23: A Bump Up Ahead (Diagnosis of Appendicitis)
Podcast Link:SGEM23 Date: 10 February 2013 Title: A Bump Up Ahead (Diagnosis of Appendicitis) Case Scenario: 28yo woman presents to the ED at 2am with steadily increasing right lower quadrant (RLQ)...
View ArticleSGEM#46: Don’t Pass the Dutchie (Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome)
Podcast Link:SGEM#46 Date: September 27, 2013 Title: Don’t Pass the Dutchie from the Left Hand Side Case Scenario: 22yo man presents for the third time in a week with vomiting. He was worked up...
View ArticleSGEM#61: Blood on Blood (Transfusion Strategies for Upper GI Bleeds)
Podcast Link: SGEM61a Date: January 28, 2014 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Philippe Rola who graduated from McGill University in Internal Medicine. He is chief of ICU at Santa Cabrini Hospital in Montreal and an...
View ArticleSGEM#101: Puke – Antiemetics in Adult Emergency Department Patients
Podcast Link: SGEM101 Puke Date: January 4th, 2015 Guest Skeptics: Eve Purdy. She is a 4th year medical student from Queen’s University. Eve is interested in all things medicine but especially...
View ArticleSGEM#115: Complicated – Non-Operative Treatment of Appendicitis (NOTA)
Podcast Link: SGEM115 Date: April 11th, 2015 Guest Skeptics: Dr. Bret Batchelor. Bret is a general practitioner with Enhanced Surgical Skills currently working in Vanderhoof, BC. He is the host of the...
View ArticleSGEM#117: Diarrhea – Hard to Spell, Easy to Smell and Easy to Cause with IV...
Podcast Link: SGEM117 Date: April 24th, 2015 Guest Skeptics: Meghan Groth (@EMPharmGirl). Meghan is the emergency medicine pharmacy specialist at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington,...
View ArticleSGEM#139: One Thing Leads to Another – Idarucizumab for Dabigatran Reversal?
Podcast Link: SGEM139 Date: December 3rd, 2015 Guest Skeptics: Dr. Ryan Radecki is Clinical Practice Lead at Kaiser Permanente North West and Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine – The...
View ArticleSGEM#144: That Smell of Isopropyl Alcohol for Nausea in the Emergency Department
Podcast Link: SGEM144 Date: January 20th, 2016 Guest Skeptic: Meghan Groth (@EMPharmGirl). Meghan is the emergency medicine pharmacy specialist at the University of Vermont Medical Center, and an...
View ArticleSGEM#158: Tempted by the Fruit of Another – Dilute Apple Juice for Pediatric...
Podcast Link: SGEM158 Date: June 15th, 2016 Guest Skeptics: Dr. Anthony Crocco is a Pediatric Emergency Physician and is the Medical Director & Division Head of the Division of Pediatric Emergency...
View ArticleSGEM Xtra: RANThony #4 X-rays for Pediatric Constipation
Podcast Link: SGEM Xtra RANThony#4 Date: June 26th, 2016 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Anthony Crocco is a Pediatric Emergency Physician and is the Medical Director & Division Head of the Division of...
View ArticleSGEM#169: Stuck in the Middle with Food (Glucagon for Esophageal Foreign Body...
Podcast Link: SGEM169 Date: February 2nd, 2017 Reference: Bodkin et al. Effectiveness of glucagon in relieving esophageal foreign body impaction: a multicenter study. AJEM June of 2016 Guest Skeptic: :...
View ArticleSGEM#196: Gastroparesis – I Feel Like Throwing Up
Podcast Link: SGEM196 Date: November 24th, 2017 Reference: Roldan et al. Trial Comparing Haloperidol Combined With Conventional Therapy to Conventional Therapy Alone in Patients With Symptomatic...
View ArticleSGEM#221: Smells Like Isopropyl Alcohol for Nausea
Podcast Link: SGEM221 Date: June 8th, 2018 Reference: April MD, et al. Aromatherapy Versus Oral Ondansetron for Antiemetic Therapy Among Adult Emergency Department Patients: A Randomized Controlled...
View ArticleSGEM#254: Probiotics for Pediatric Gastroenteritis – I Can’t Go For that…No...
Date: April 16th, 2019 Reference: Schnadower et al. Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG versus placebo for acute gastroenteritis in children. NEJM 2018 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Anthony G. Crocco is a Pediatric...
View ArticleSGEM#256: Doctor Doctor Give Me the News, I Gotta Bad Case of RLQ Pain –...
Date: May 6th, 2019 Reference: Sceats et al. Nonoperative Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis Among Privately Insured Patients. JAMA Surgery 2018 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Robert Leeper is an assistant...
View ArticleSGEM#301: You Can’t Stop GI Bleeds with TXA
Date: September 16th, 2020 Guest Skeptics: Dr. Robert Goulden and Dr. Audrey Marcotte are Chief Residents from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Program at McGill University. Robert’s academic...
View ArticleSGEM#302: We Didn’t Start the Fire but Can Antacid Monotherapy Stop the Fire?
Date: September 22nd, 2020 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Bond is an emergency medicine physician in Calgary. He is also an avid FOAM supporter/producer through various online outlets including TheSGEM....
View ArticleSGEM#316: What A Difference An A.P.P. Makes? Diagnostic Testing Differences...
Date: January 20th, 2021 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Lauren Westafer an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School – Baystate. She is the...
View ArticleSGEM#318: Why Am I Throwing Up – Because You Got High
Date: January 20th, 2021 Guest Skeptics: Dr. Thorben Doll and Dr. Johannes Pott. They are both fourth year resident doctors in anesthesiology, intensive care and emergency care in St. Bernward Hospital...
View ArticleSGEM#345: Checking In, Checking Out for Non-Operative Treatment of Appendicitis
Date: September 16th, 2021 Reference: Sippola et al. Effect of Oral Moxifloxacin vs Intravenous Ertapenem Plus Oral Levofloxacin for Treatment of Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis. The APPAC II...
View ArticleSGEM#367: GRACE2 – Low-Risk, Recurrent Abdominal Pain
Date: May 24th, 2022 Reference: Broder et al. Guidelines for Reasonable and Appropriate Care in the Emergency Department (GRACE) 2: Low-Risk, Recurrent Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department. AEM...
View ArticleSGEM#373: Going Ultrasound for Small Bowel Obstructions
Date: July 28th, 2022 Reference: Brower et al. Point-of-Care Ultrasound-First for the Evaluation of Small Bowel Obstruction: National Cost Savings, Length of Stay Reduction, and Preventable Radiation...
View ArticleSGEM#382: Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls to Treat Pancreatitis
Date: November 10th, 2022 Reference: de-Madaria E et al. Aggressive or Moderate Fluid Resuscitation in Acute Pancreatitis (WATERFALL). NEJM 2022. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Salim R. Rezaie completed his...
View ArticleSGEM #384: Take Me Out Tonight, I Don’t Want to Perforate My Appendix Alright
Date: November 16th, 2022 Reference: Lipsett SC, Monuteaux MC, Shanahan KH, et al. Nonoperative Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis. Pediatrics 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Angelica DesPain is an...
View ArticleSGEM#398: Another Ab Gets BUSED – POCUS in the ED for Biliary Disease
Date: March 22, 2023 Reference: Hilsden et al. Point of care biliary ultrasound in the emergency department (BUSED) predicts final surgical management decisions. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2022 Guest...
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