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Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEMJCC Holiday 2021 SpecialHappy Hazardous Holidays! This is our *belated* holiday special - filled with surprise new hosts, toxic ingestions, slips and falls (off the roof), and Christmas-tree-light filled ex laps. We hope you enjoy.
2022-02-2736 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 25 - Epigastric PainVitals & Useful Links:
Learn about one important etiology of epigastric pain (see spoilers below if you want to know which one - hint: We've covered a type of it before!)
PulmCrit has a great post about it here (spoilers)
In this episode, Jordan (PGY1.5) takes Kyle (PGY0) and Arman (PGY0) through a case of epigastric abdominal pain. We quickly get to the diagnosis, but the etiology and management are fascinating! As per usual, Nurse Barb and Jordan lay down some wisdom on the way the real world of medicine works. How would you approach this case? As...
2021-06-1747 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 24 - BurnsVitals & Useful Links:
Learn about important management strategies for burn patients (see spoilers below if you want to know more)
Podcast - EMCrit Episode on Burns (spoilers)
emDOCs - Burns (spoilers)
Brynne is back! According to one of our two iTunes reviews, she has been voted the best host of the podcast yet, so let's hope she lives up to her high standard. On this episode, Brynne (MS4), leads Arman (MS4), and Kyle (MS4) through a case of a burn patient who sounds eerily similar to our old eye pain patient from a few weeks ago....hmmmm...
2021-05-1824 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 23 - Fever and Abdominal PainVitals & Useful Links:
Learn about one important etiology of fever & abdominal pain (see spoilers below if you want to know which one)
EM Clerkship Podcast - Pediatric Abdominal Pain
In this episode, Arman (MS4) takes Kyle (MS4) and Neil (MS3) through a case of worsening fever and abdominal pain that had already been previously been evaluated. Nothing is ever too simple in the world of pediatric emergency medicine! As always, Nurse Barb is moonlighting in the pediatric emergency room to guide our hosts to the appropriate management. How would you approach this case? As always, we learn...
2021-05-0337 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 22 - Eye PainVitals & Useful Links:
Learn about one important etiology of eye pain (see spoilers below if you want to know which one)
EM Clerkship Podcast - Evaluating Eye Complaints
EM Cases - Nontraumatic Eye Emergencies
Welcome back from our extended break! Sometimes life just gets in the way and your one week break turns into a one month break, but the EMJC crew is back with a new guest and a very special case. This week, Kyle (MS4) leads Adam (MS3) and new guest Nikita (MS3) through a case of a young male with an eye complaint, all with the help...
2021-04-1933 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 21 - Weakness and FatigueVitals & Useful Links:
Learn about management and etiologies of a case of weakness and fatigue in an middle aged female
EMCrit - Internet Book of Critical Care chapter on management of this patient's bradycardia
Jordan is back! EMJCCast's favorite PGY1 (almost 2!) is here to lay down some knowledge with Kyle (MS4) and Arman (MS4) in this case of weakness and fatigue in a middle aged female. How would you approach this case? As always, we learn some important management strategies for a specific etiology of weakness & fatigue. If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please email us...
2021-03-1532 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 20 - Headache in PregnancyVitals & Useful Links:
Learn about management and etiologies of a headache in pregnancy (see spoilers below if you want to find out which one)
EM Clerkship Podcast - Headache
EMJC is live in 3D! This week, before an intern boot camp class, Kyle (MS4) leads Charlie (MS4) and Arman (MS4) live and in-person* through a case of a woman presenting with a headache. Did we mention she was pregnant? How would you approach this case? As always, we learn some important management strategies for a specific etiology of headache. If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, pl...
2021-03-0835 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 19 - First Time SeizureVitals & Useful Links:
Learn about management of a first time seizure (see spoilers below if you want to find out how)
EM Clerkship Podcast - Seizure (spoilers)
EM Clerkship Podcast - Status Epilepticus
ACEP Clinical Policies - Seizure
EMJC is back to our regularly scheduled episodes! This week Arman (MS4) leads Kyle (MS4) and Frankie (MS4) through a case of a woman presenting after a first time seizure. How would you approach this case? As always, we learn some important management strategies for seizures. If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please email us at emjccast@gm...
2021-03-0156 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 18 - Valentine's Day Special Part 3Grab some roses and a heart shaped box of chocolates - it's the Valentine's Day Special! As is tradition we have a 3-part Valentine's Day Special episode featuring many of our previous guests! In this one Danny, Nate, and Taylor talk about glass, roses, and balconies.
Join us to learn about some interesting and non-romantic Valentine's Day-themed Emergency Medicine topics. This week Arman, Kyle, Adam, Pranav, Taylor, Danny, Abby, Nate, and Chris come together to talk all things love/romance/oral microbiome/foreign body related for this weekend. We want to avoid spoilers as much as possible...
2021-02-1629 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 18 - Valentine's Day Special Part 2Grab some roses and a heart shaped box of chocolates - it's the Valentine's Day Special! As is tradition we have a 3-part Valentine's Day Special episode featuring many of our previous guests! In this one Adam, Abby, and Chris talk about kisses, octopi/octopuses?, and cyanopia.
Join us to learn about some interesting and non-romantic Valentine's Day-themed Emergency Medicine topics. This week Arman, Kyle, Adam, Pranav, Taylor, Danny, Abby, Nate, and Chris come together to talk all things love/romance/oral microbiome/foreign body related for this weekend. We want to avoid spoilers as much as...
2021-02-1523 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 18 - Valentine's Day Special Part 1Grab some roses and a heart shaped box of chocolates - it's the Valentine's Day Special! As is tradition we have a 3-part Valentine's Day Special episode featuring many of our previous guests! In this one - Arman and Pranav talk about Cupid and high school!
Join us to learn about some interesting and non-romantic Valentine's Day-themed Emergency Medicine topics. This week Arman, Kyle, Adam, Pranav, Taylor, Danny, Abby, Nate, and Chris come together to talk all things love/romance/oral microbiome/foreign body related for this weekend. We want to avoid spoilers as much as possible...
2021-02-1321 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEM WIT: What is the Match?On this episode of EMWIT, we talk about Match Week. We run through the Match Week schedule, SOAP, and the Match algorithm. We hope this helps out anyone who is considering going into Emergency Medicine no matter what stage in life you're at now. You can find some important useful links below on the different SLOEs. If you have any questions, concerns, comments, or topics you think we should cover please email us at emjccast@gmail.com.
Important Links
Match Week Schedule
Match Week Site
How SOAP Works
How the Match Algorithm Works
Check out...
2021-02-0912 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEM WIT: What is the SLOE?Continuing our EMJC spinoff series, EMWIT, we talk about a huge part of your EM residency application, the SLOE. We go over the E-SLOE, S-SLOE, and O-SLOE to give you all an idea of what you're being evaluated on as an EM applicant. We hope this helps out anyone who is considering going into Emergency Medicine no matter what stage in life you're at now. You can find some important useful links below on the different SLOEs. If you have any questions, concerns, comments, or topics you think we should cover please email us at emjccast@gmail.com.
2021-02-0516 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 17 - Abdominal Pain and VomitingVitals & Useful Links:
Learn about one important etiology of abdominal pain (see spoilers below if you want to know which one)
Podcasts: Abdominal Pain Basics (EM Clerkship), This Episode's Topic (EM Clerkship) *SPOILERS*
EM Basic Show Notes: Female Abdominal Pain
Recommendations for Management of This Episode's Topic *SPOILERS*
In a big twist this week, we welcome our friend and future surgeon Brynne (MS4) to lead Arman (MS4) and Kyle (MS4) through a surgical emergency case. As always, we learn a couple very important points about one etiology of abdominal pain including some non-surgical interventions we can perform...
2021-02-0136 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 16 - Pediatric Head & Neck TraumaVitals & Useful Links:
Learn about how to manage pediatric head and neck trauma (see spoilers below if you want to know how)
Pediatric Emergency Playbook Podcast - Blunt Head Trauma
PEM ED Podcast - Clearing the Pediatric C-Spine
EMJC's in-house gymnast graces us with his presence as Kyle (MS4) leads Arman (MS4) and Nathan (MS4) through a case of a child brought to the ED after a trampoline accident. How would you approach this case? As always, we learn a couple of very important points about pediatric trauma and injuries. If you have any questions, concerns, or c...
2021-01-2552 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 15 - AnxietyVitals & Useful Links:
Learn about one important etiology of anxiety and flu-like symptoms (see spoilers below if you want to know which one)
emDOCs article on the etiology of this case (spoiler)
Great inphographic on this case (spoiler)
EMCRIT Internet Book of Critical Care Chapter on this case (spoiler)
Clinical decision making tool (spoiler)
Adam finally leads the guys through a case! The original EMJC crew is back together as Adam (MS3) leads Arman (MS4) and Kyle (MS4) through a case of a young male with anxiety, diarrhea, and "feeling warm". How would you approach this case...
2021-01-1840 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 14 - Chest PainVitals & Useful Links:
Learn about one important etiology of chest pain and important workup details (see spoilers below if you want to know which one)
Podcast: Approach to Chest Pain - EM Clerkship Podcast
We're back! The EMJC crew is back together for Season 2 in 2021, bringing you more cases with better audio quality AND our recently launched website: emjccast.com. In our first episode back, Arman (MS4) leads Kyle (MS4), Pranav (MS4), and Pranav's clicky pen through a case of a female presenting with chest pain. How would you approach this case? As always, we learn a...
2021-01-1142 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEM WIT: How do you become an Emergency Medicine doctor?Welcome to EM WIT - Emergency Medicine: What is That?
In this EMJC spinoff series, we'll be addressing important topics that you should probably know about, but might not, and might be too afraid to ask. These episodes will all be 5-10 minute quick-hits on high yield topics such as this episode's topic - how to become an EM doctor. These won't be cased-based like the classic EMJC episodes you've come to know and love, but we think they will be just as helpful.
In this episode we talk about the path to becoming an...
2021-01-0410 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastBONUS Episode: Kyle's Friends "Save" a PatientVitals & Useful Links:
Learn about an important etiology of syncope. See spoilers below if you want to know which one
Podcast: Approach to Syncope - EM Clerkship Podcast
Warning: this is not an educational episode (but it should be fun SURPRISE!)
As 2020 comes to a close, we bring you our final episode of the year, officially ending our first season of EMJC Cast. Kyle (MS4) leads his college friends Ari, Conor, and Curtis, none of whom are medical students, through a case of a male presenting after a syncopal episode. Arman (MS4) helps out as N...
2020-12-3053 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEnd of the Year UpdateThanks for listening to us in 2020 - Arman (MS4) and Kyle (MS4) talk about what's coming in 2021:
New episodes of EMJC Cast
A new minipodcast "EMWIT"
A more variable release schedule as we move into residency
2020-12-2803 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 13 - "Seizure"Vitals & Useful Links:
Learn about an important etiology of seizures. See spoilers below if you want to know which one.
Podcast: Approach to Seizures - EM Clerkship Podcast
Clinical Reference: ACEP Clinical Guidelines on Seizures
As 2020 comes to a close, we bring you our final episode of the year, officially ending our first season of EMJC Cast. We want to say a HUGE thank you to every single listener who has tuned in, especially our fan in Papua New Guinea, as well as to all of our cohosts who have joined us so far. In this episode...
2020-12-1442 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 12 - Altered Mental StatusVitals & Useful Links:
Learn about an important etiology of Altered Mental Status. See spoilers below if you want to know which one.
Podcast: Approach to Altered Mental Status - EM Clerkship Podcast
Clinical Reference: CDEM M4 Curriculum - Altered Mental Status
This week Jordan is still with us to teach us some critical care medicine. Jordan is an EM intern who joins us to lead Kyle (MS4) and Arman (MS4) through a case of a woman who is brought to the hospital for altered mental status. How would you approach this case? As always, we learn a c...
2020-12-0726 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 11 - Nausea & VomitingVitals & Useful Links:
Learn about an important etiology of abdominal pain. See spoilers below if you want to know which one.
Podcast: Approach to Abdominal Pain - EM Clerkship Podcast and Nausea and Vomiting - EM Clerkship Podcast
Clinical Reference: ACEP Clinical Guidelines on This Episode's Topic (*SPOILER ALERT*)
This week we welcome a new host, Jordan, who has the honor of being EMJC's first MD on the podcast and brings us back to some EM basics. Jordan is an EM intern who joins us to lead Kyle (MS4) and Arman (MS4) through a case of a y...
2020-12-0230 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 10 - Bright Red Blood Per RectumVitals & Useful Links:
Learn about one etiology of lower GI bleeding. See spoilers below if you want to know which one.
Podcast: Approach to GI Bleed - EM Clerkship Podcast
Clinical Reference: Approach to Acute Lower GI Bleed
This week the gang is back together to pay homage to Episode 1. Kyle (MS4) leads Arman (MS4) and Adam (MS3) through a case of an elderly male with bright red blood per rectum (bloody poops part 2). How would you approach this case? As always, we learn a couple very important points about evaluating GI bleeds. If you have any q...
2020-11-2335 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 9 - Shortness of BreathVitals & Useful Links:
Learn about one etiology of shortness of breath. See spoilers below if you want to know which one.
Podcast: Approach to Shortness of Breath - EM Clerkship Podcast
Clinical Reference: Community Acquired Pneumonia
emDocs site
This week Arman (MS4) leads Kyle (MS4) and Taylor (MS4) through a case of an adolescent male presenting with shortness of breath. How would you approach this case? As always, we learn a couple very important points about evaluating respiratory complaints. If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please email us at emjccast@gmail.com.
*EPISODE S...
2020-11-1644 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 8 - TremorVitals & Useful Links:
Learn about one etiology of tremors (and headaches). See spoilers below if you want to know which one.
Podcast: Approach to Headache - EM Clerkship Podcast
Clinical Reference: Approach to Tremors
This week Nathan (MS4) leads Arman (MS4) and Kyle (MS4) through a case of a woman presenting with tremors. How would you approach this case? As always, we learn a couple very important points about evaluating tremors and other associated symptoms. If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please email us at emjccast@gmail.com.
*EPISODE SPOILERS BELOW*
H...
2020-11-0945 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 7 - Halloween Special Part 3It's SPOOPY season!!! And to celebrate we have a 3-part Halloween Special featuring many of our previous guests and a few new ones! Join us to learn about some interesting and spooky Halloween-themed Emergency Medicine topics.
This week Arman, Kyle, Adam, Pranav, Taylor, Frankie, Danny, Abby, Charlie, Nathan, and (sort of) Chris come together to talk all things spoopy in honor of Halloween this weekend. We want to avoid spoilers as much as possible, but we discuss topics ranging from pumpkin carving safety to demonic possession. We also talk pumpkin facts because who doesn't want to know...
2020-10-3127 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 7 - Halloween Special Part 2It's SPOOPY season!!! And to celebrate we have a 3-part Halloween Special featuring many of our previous guests and a few new ones! Join us to learn about some interesting and spooky Halloween-themed Emergency Medicine topics.
This week Arman, Kyle, Adam, Pranav, Taylor, Frankie, Danny, Abby, Charlie, Nate, and (sort of) Chris come together to talk all things spoopy in honor of Halloween this weekend. We want to avoid spoilers as much as possible, but we discuss topics ranging from pumpkin carving safety to demonic possession. We also talk pumpkin facts because who doesn't want to know...
2020-10-3028 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 7 - Halloween Special Part 1It's SPOOPY season!!! And to celebrate we have a 3-part Halloween Special featuring many of our previous guests and a few new ones! Join us to learn about some interesting and spooky Halloween-themed Emergency Medicine topics.
This week Arman, Kyle, Adam, Pranav, Taylor, Frankie, Danny, Abby, Charlie, Nate, and (sort of) Chris come together to talk all things spoopy in honor of Halloween this weekend. We want to avoid spoilers as much as possible, but we discuss topics ranging from pumpkin carving safety to demonic possession. We also talk pumpkin facts because who doesn't want to know...
2020-10-2923 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastQuick UpdateThe EMJC Cast Crew are on a quick break to prepare and submit their residency applications. Wish us luck, and we'll be back in no time! 🎃
2020-10-1700 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 6 - Ankle PainVitals & Useful Links:
Learn about one important way to evaluate ankle injuries (see spoilers below if you want to know more)
MD Calc: Ottawa Ankle Rules
Clinical Reference: The Ottawa Ankle Rules, ft a great demonstration by Dr. Ian Stiell
Podcast: EM Cases - Commonly Missed Ankle Injuries
Fun Facts about Ottawa
EMJC's October twist is MS2s! Let's learn about how to approach ankle injuries and a few fun facts about Canada along the way.
This week Charlie (MS4) leads Arman (MS4), Kyle (MS4), and special guests Chris (MS2) and Vera (MS2) through a...
2020-10-0636 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 5 - Leg SwellingVitals & Useful Links:
Learn about one important cause of lower extremity edema (see spoilers below if you want to know which one)
Podcast: BNP for Diagnosis of Acute CHF - EM Cases Podcast, a great discussion of BNP in the diagnosis of CHF
Clinical Reference: ACC Guidelines for Management of Heart Failure
Time to learn about some puffy legs!
This week Kyle (MS4) leads Arman (MS4) and Abby (MS4) through a case he had of a 56-year old male with a swollen legs. How would approach this case? As always, we learn a couple very...
2020-09-2827 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 4 - Unilateral HeadacheVitals & Useful Links:
Learn about one important etiology of headaches (see spoilers below if you want to know which one)
Podcast: Approach to Headaches – EM Clerkship Podcast
Clinical Reference: ACEP Clinical Policies on Adult Headaches
2020 is the perfect year to learn about headaches! This week we have four hosts for our fourth episode, and two of our guests make first-time appearances. Kyle (MS4) leads Arman (MS4) , Nathan (MS4), and Danny (MS4) through a case he had of a 45-year old female with a headache presenting for a second time to the Emergency Room. How would approach this ca...
2020-09-2143 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 3 - Asymptomatic HypertensionVitals & Useful Links:
What do you do when your patient has very high blood pressure but no symptoms? Learn about some guidelines published by ACEP concerning just this presentation (see spoilers below)
Blog: Elevated Asymptomatic Hypertension - Rebel EM
ACEP 2013 Guidelines for Asymptomatic Hypertension
Podcast: EM Cases - Asymptomatic Hypertension
Arman (MS4) finally leads the cohosts, Kyle (MS4) and Adam (MS3), through a case he had of a woman with severely elevated blood pressure. How would approach this case? As always, we learn a bit about how to treat someone with hypertension in the Em...
2020-09-1431 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 2 - Abdominal Pain & NauseaVitals & Useful Links:
Learn about one etiology of upper abdominal pain (see spoilers below if you want to know which one)
Podcast: Approach to Abdominal Pain - EM Clerkship Podcast
Clinical Reference: Abdominal Pain - Summary from Rosen's (From EMDocs)
We're back!
Abby (MS4) leads Arman (MS4) and Kyle (MS4) through a case she had of a 64 year old man with abdominal pain starting that morning. How would approach this case? As always, we learn a couple very important points about one etiology of abdominal pain, and you can check out a great approach to abd...
2020-08-3132 min
Emergency Medicine Journal Club CastEpisode 1 - Pediatric Bloody DiarrheaVitals & Useful Links:
Learn about one etiology of peds bloody diaper/stool (see spoilers below if you want to know which one)
Podcast: Approach to blood in the diaper - EM Clerkship Podcast
Clinical Reference: Peds Bloody Stool - Peds EM Morsels
What a way to start!
Kyle (MS4) leads Arman (MS4) and Adam (MS3) through a case he had of a four month old girl with bloody diarrhea coming to the pediatric emergency room. How would approach this case? As always, we learn a couple very important points (like whether to send them home...
2020-08-1729 min
2020-08-1502 min