TOTAL EM - Tools Of the Trade and Academic Learning in Emergency Medicine

Tofu can be used as a food product, but it has uses in medicine.  In particular for the discussion today is its role in point of care ultrasound (POCUS) training.  We discuss ways to use this inexpens...

10 Sep 201912min

We are completing the second installment of a new series with the help of Katherine Thompson from IPV Educators.  The discussion continues on human trafficking but this time we talk about how we can h...

3 Sep 201924min

We are starting a new series with the help of Katherine Thompson from IPV Educators.  It was born out of a passion for advocating for survivors of interpersonal violence.  We are glad to learn from Ka...

27 Aug 201928min

As point of care ultrasound (POCUS) continues to expand in roles, the diagnosis of appendicitis using POCUS is one application with growing evidence.  This is especially true for the pediatric populat...

20 Aug 201915min

In emergency medicine, we are generally very good about evaluating chest pain.  We also are familiar with procedures including coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG).  However, in patients with recent C...

13 Aug 201910min

Both Patrick Bafuma and Dr. Sandra Gompf who specializes in infectious disease (Gompf's ID Pearls) are back this time to discuss some unique cases regarding antibiotic stewardship in the emergency dep...

6 Aug 201923min

For this round of EM ID, Patrick Bafuma interviews Dr. Sandra Gompf who specializes in infectious disease and has Gompf's ID Pearls.  They focus primarily on delirium, indwelling Foley catheters, and ...

30 Juli 201919min

We have started partnering with EB Medicine to provide you with some great content.  For our first post, we will cover the use of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) for the pediatric trauma patient.

23 Juli 201920min