The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 19, 2025

Reference: Kareemi et al Artificial intelligence-based clinical decision support in the emergency department: a scoping review.AEM April 2025. Date: April 15, 2025 Guest Skeptic:Dr. Kirsty Challen is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. Case:It may be April, but as you sit in your departmental meeting with your emergency physician colleagues, you all note that the winter surge of patients hasnt stopped.

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JournalFeed

APRIL 19, 2025

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of April 14-18, 2025. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Thursday Spoon Feed: The authors created The Sudbury Vertigo Risk Score for ED patients presenting with vertigo that may better identify those at risk for serious neurologic conditions like stroke.

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EMDocs

APRIL 19, 2025

We always work hard, but we may not have time to read through a bunch of journals. Its time to learn smarter. Originally published at JournalFeed , a site that provides daily or weekly literature updates. Follow Dr. Clay Smith at @spoonfedEM , and sign up for email updates here. #1: New Sudbury Vertigo Risk Score Derivation Spoon Feed The Sudbury Vertigo Risk Score helps identify patients at risk for stroke, has remarkable sensitivity for serious neurologic pathology, but has yet to be validate

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Ken Grauer, MD

APRIL 19, 2025

The lead II rhythm strip shown below in Figure-1 was obtained from an older man who was on multiple medications and, who presented to the hospital with shortness of breath. QUESTION: The concern regarding this rhythm strip was whether this patient was having intermittent episodes of Torsades de Pointes or of PMVT ( P oly M orphic V entricular T achycardia )?

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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

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Sensible Medicine

APRIL 19, 2025

As the Trump administration exerts maximal pressure on universities and medical centers to comply with its’ demands: eliminate masking on campuses, eliminate DEI, follow merit based admission policies, etc, many have strong feelings, and these divide along political lines. In fact, let’s start with a poll: Now, I am curious how you would feel if the shoe were on the other foot.

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