Happy 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.
Vitals & 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 wo...
Vitals & 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 o...
Vitals & 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 ...
Vitals & 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 youn...
Vitals & 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 speci...
Vitals & 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 speci...
Vitals & 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 strategi...
Grab 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...
Grab 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/ro...
Grab 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...
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...
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 sho...
Vitals & 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 ...
Vitals & 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 abou...
Vitals & 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 ...
Vitals & 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 pr...
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 p...
Vitals & 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 presentin...
Thanks 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
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...
Vitals & 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 ...
Vitals & 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 l...
Vitals & 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 impo...
Vitals & 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 compl...
Vitals & 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, co...
It'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 car...
It'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 carvi...
It'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 carvi...
The 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! 🎃
