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FOAMcast - Emergency Medicine Core Content

Lauren Westafer

We review a cutting edge a Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAM) blog or podcast and then delve into the Emergency Medicine Core Content texts on relevant issues and end with free board...

Episodes

20 of 261 episodes

Cervical Spine Clearance in Adult Blunt Trauma Updates

This episode reviews the basics of cervical spine clearance in adult blunt trauma patients including Deciding between clinical decision tool...

16:12Dec 5, 2025

ACEP Thoracic Aortic Dissection Clinical Policy Update

In this episode, we review a new clinical policy from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) on the use of risk stratification...

16:08Aug 1, 2025

RhD Immunoglobulin (RhoGAM) After First Trimester Abortion

Historically, RhD immunoglobulin was recommended in Rh-negative patients presenting after spontaneous or induced abortion. However, guidelin...

17:24Mar 21, 2025

Inhaled Corticosteroids for Asthma

This episode discusses asthma guidelines and a systemic review and network meta-analysis on the use of inhaled corticosteroids for asthma. S...

16:20Mar 19, 2025

Acute Ischemic Priapism

In this episode, we discuss treatment of acute ischemic priapism, including some updates from the American Urological Association . Show not...

17:06Aug 5, 2024

Topical Anesthetics in Corneal Abrasions - A Consensus Guideline from ACEP

In this episode, we review a consensus guideline from the American College of Emergency Physicians on the use of topical anesthetics in corn...

20:19Feb 16, 2024

Atrial Fibrillation Guideline Update from the AHA

This episode covers emergency medicine-related recommendations from the American Heart Association's (AHA) clinical guideline on atrial fibr...

18:57Dec 13, 2023

Tranfusion Thresholds in Myocardial Infarction

The AABB recently published updated recommendations for blood transfusion thresholds. This podcast reviews these recommendations and a recen...

16:36Dec 5, 2023

ACEP Clinical Policy: Sedation of the Agitated Patient

This epsiode reviews the new clinical policy from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) on medication for acutely agitated pat...

14:54Dec 1, 2023

REBOA: Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta

In this episode, we review Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA), notably dissecting the recent Jansen et al tri...

21:38Oct 17, 2023

Naltrexone for Alcohol Use Disorder

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is commonly encountered in the ED and visits related to alcohol are estimated to be ~4% of all ED visits in the U...

17:25Sep 6, 2023

Steroids for Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia

Recommendations for the use of steroids in community-acquired pneumonia have been mixed. This episode reviews a large multicenter randomized...

11:33Mar 27, 2023

CLOVERS Trial: Restricted vs Liberal Fluids in Sepsis-Induced Hypotension

In this episode we review the CLOVERS trial , a randomized trial of early (first 24 hours) restrictive versus liberal fluids. Show notes/ref...

20:38Feb 15, 2023

Management of Acute, Uncomplicated Diverticulitis

This episode reviews guideline recommendations and literature on the management of acute, uncomplicated diverticulitis - highlighting the re...

18:19Feb 3, 2023

The "Diamond of Death" in Trauma - Hypocalcemia

This episode reviews a shift from the "lethal triad" in trauma to the "diamond of death," exploring the role of calcium in hemostasis and cr...

16:12Jan 25, 2023

A Cardiac Arrest Story: Patient Interview

This episode is a departure from the typical FOAMcast clinical content, we will be back with strictly clinical content soon. In May 2022, I...

29:10Jan 24, 2023

ACEP Heart Failure Clinical Policy & High Dose Nitrates

This episode covers the 2022 American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) clinical policy on acute heart failure syndromes with a special...

25:59Jan 20, 2023

Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation & Double Sequential Defibrillation

In this episode, we review the largest trial of double sequential external defibrillation (DSED) and vector change (VC) defibrillation for r...

27:06Dec 3, 2022

STEMI Equivalent Update - 2022 ACC Consensus Statement

The American College of Cardiology released a new consensus statement endorsing several signs on the electrocardiogram (ECG) as "STEMI Equiv...

14:15Oct 18, 2022

Pulse Checks During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Since 2010, the American Heart Association guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) have de-emphasized pulse checks - such that th...

14:48Sep 3, 2022