Emergency Medical Minute

Podcast 1019: Trauma Blunt Cardiovascular Injuries (BCVI)

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls:  Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) BCVI is a traumatic injury to the carotid or vertebral arteries Patients ma

Podcast 1018: Occult Ventricular Fibrillation on Echocardiography

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Big question in cardiac arrest: is the rhythm shockable? Shockable: ventricular fibrillation (VF) and pulseless ve

Podcast 1017: CPR Hand Placement

Contributor: Taylor Lynch, MD Educational Pearls:  CPR is an important life-saving measure designed for anyone to perform. Chest compressions works by two mechanism

Podcast 1016: Hypokalemia

Contributor: Meghan Hurley, MD Educational Pearls: What is hypokalemia? Hypokalemia is when the measured blood level of potassium falls below 3.5 mEq/L (normal 3.5

Podcast 1015: Calcium in Hyperkalemia

Contributor: Meghan Hurley, MD Educational Pearls: What is hyperkalemia? Hyperkalemia is when the measured blood level of potassium reaches above 5.2 - 5.5 mEq/L (n

Podcast 1014: Eating and Drinking on Shift

Contributor; Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: A 2026 survey asked Canadian emergency medicine (EM) physicians about their eating and drinking habits while on shif

Podcast 1013: Thoracotomy Indications

Contributor; Taylor Lynch, MD Educational Pearls: Thoracotomy  Thoracotomy is used in traumatic cardiac arrest to replace conventional CPR with direct access to the

Podcast 1012: Meth Sedation

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls:    Agitated patients who are intoxicated with methamphetamine pose a unique challenge when selecting a sedative to

Podcast 1011: Creepy Crawlies

Contributor: Meghan Hurley, MD Educational Pearls: What animal is the most lethal to humans?  Depending on how we define lethal, and animal, this answer is actually

Podcast 1010: First Pass Intubation Success

Contributor: Travis Barlock, MD Educational Pearls:   First-pass success is critical to limit complications from apnea, hypoxia, and airway trauma.  Complication

On the Streets- Zero to Rodeo

Dan Orbidan, OMS-II and Dr. Travis Barlock, MD discuss a real out of hospital call. This episode covers the implications of a pharmacologically abnormal patient presentat

Carepoint Journal Club- Neurology

Carepoint Journal Club is a quarterly series with discussions about a medical topic, brought to you by Carepoint's Emergency Physicians.

Podcast 1009: Prevention for Recurrent UTI

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls:   UTIs are commonly seen in older women We often see them taking long-term prophylactic antibiotics because of c

Podcast 1008: Acupuncture for Low Back Pain in Older Adults

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls:  Back pain is a common presenting complaint in the emergency department. Challenges arise when tailoring care to e

Podcast 1007: Caffeine Pharmacology

Contributor: Travis Barlock, MD Educational Pearls:   Caffeine Geography and Types: Caffeine is found throughout the world and has evolved independently in variou

Podcast 1006: Cannabinoid Pharmacology

Contributor: Travis Barlock, MD Educational Pearls:   Endocannabinoid System: THC binds CB1 and CB2 receptors in neurons and immune cells Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol

Podcast 1005: Balanced Fluid vs Normal Saline in Pediatric Patients

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: There has long been many questions about which IV fluid is best for ED resuscitation Multiple adult studies have s

Carepoint Journal Club: Occlusion Myocardial Infarction

Carepoint Journal Club is a quarterly series with discussions about a medical topic, brought to you by Carepoint's Emergency Physicians.

Podcast 1004: Sinus Arrest Post TAVR

Contributor: Taylor Lynch, MD Educational Pearls:    Conduction abnormalities are a common and clinically significant complication in patients who undergo transcath

Podcast 1003: Nasal Intubation

Contributor: Alec Coston, MD Educational Pearls: What are nasal intubations and when do we use them? Nasal intubations function similarly to oral intubations with t