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EMCrit Wee - Dr. Glacoumflecken on the Amazing Eugene EM Physicians Triumph over Corporate Medicine

EMCrit 426 - Dave Carr - Tips & Tricks from his Career in Emergency Medicine

EMCrit Wee - Compassion in Medicine

EMCrit 425 - Sort of the Airway Triage Debate

EMCrit Wee - 2026 PE Update F/u with Josh Farkas & Justin Morgenstern

EMCrit 423 - Hyperbaric Therapy for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning?

EMCrit Wee - You Don't Understand Dizziness and Vertigo - But You Need To!!!

EMCrit 422 - SSC 2026 Guidelines: The good, the Bad, and the UGLY

1:1 Nursing 008 – The Stroke Show

EMCrit 421 - A Friendly Debate on the Role of ED Pharmacists - I want their minds, not their hands!

EMCrit Wee - An Airway Discussion with Jonathan St George of the Protected Airway Collaborative

EMCrit 420 - Dynamic Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction (LVOTO)

EMCrit Wee - ECGs in Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Dr. Scott Weingart and Dr. Pendle Myers explore the challenges of using ECGs to diagnose acute pulmonary embolism, emphasizing the medicolegal risks of missed diagnoses. They detail specific ECG patterns indicative of right heart strain, provide a differential for anterior T-wave inversions, and discuss how conditions like right bundle branch block complicate interpretation. The conversation also touches on ECG scoring systems and the potential of AI to enhance diagnostic accuracy.

EMCrit 417 - The Antibiotics Show - Community Edition with David Talan

CV-EMCrit Wee - Electrical Storm: Surviving the Storm Part II - Storm on VA-ECMO

EMCrit 416 - JanuAIRWAY - State of the Airway 2026

EMCrit 415 - Medetomidine Overdose and Withdrawal

EMCrit Wee - Opioid Crisis Part 2 - The Opioid Chain of Survival and Nitazene Opioid Adulteration

EMCrit 1:1 Nursing 007 - Resus Nurse Efficiency

EMCrit 414 - HyperCRITical - Farkas on BICARICU-2 and EVERDAC

EMCrit Wee - The RSI Trial

EMCrit Wee - EVERDAC RCT on Arterial Line Placement in the Medically Critically Ill

The EVERDAC trial, a well-conducted randomized control study, found no mortality or organ failure benefit from early arterial line placement in over a thousand critically ill ICU patients. While arterial lines did show more minor complications like hematomas, the study validated that non-invasive blood pressure monitoring is sufficient for mean arterial pressure in most cases, even in very sick patients. The discussion also covers when arterial lines might still be indicated and the ongoing debate between convenience and patient safety.

EMCrit 413 - Translating Recent Sepsis Papers to the Bedside with PulmCrit (Farkas)

Scott Weingart and Josh Farkas (PulmCrit) critically analyze recent sepsis trials, primarily Andromeda Shock 2, to provide actionable bedside insights for septic shock management. They discuss the trial's implications as a proof of concept, advocating for personalized therapy over rigid protocols, especially regarding the use and interpretation of capillary refill time (CRT) and perfusion index. The conversation delves into the nuances of blood pressure augmentation, vasopressor selection in light of trials like Optopress, and a strategic approach to fluid administration and inotropic support, highlighting the importance of objective perfusion markers.

EMCrit Wee - A Discussion of Opioid Adulterants with a Harm Reduction Specialist

EMCrit 412 - 2025 AHA ACLS Guidelines with Shel Cheskes

EMCrit Wee - ANDROMEDA-SHOCK-2 Explosion

EMCrit 411 - You Need to Understand the Andromeda-Shock-2 RCT for Septic Shock

EMCrit 1:1 Nursing 006 - Post-Cardiac Arrest (Post-Arrest) Care

EMCrit 410 - What PulmToilet Taught Me About Views on SCAPE (Sigh...)

EMCrit 409 - Pulmonary Embolism (PE) Update 2025 with Jeff Kline