SGEM Memes #500

SGEM#500: Don’t You Want Me – Etomidate or Ketamine for Induction of Critically Ill Patients

Date: January 17, 2026 Reference:  Casey et al. RSI Investigators and the Pragmatic Critical Care Research Group. Ketamine or Etomidate for Tracheal I...

SGEM Xtra: Hit Me with Your Best Block – 2025 AHS ED Migraine Guidelines

Date: January 5, 2026 Reference: Robblee et al. 2025 guideline update to acute treatment of migraine for adults in the emergency department: The Ameri...

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SGEM#499: Under Pressure – To Start Antihypertensives in Hypertensive ED Patients at Discharge

Date: December 23, 2025 Reference: Todd et al. Antihypertensive prescription is associated with improved 30-day outcomes for discharged hypertensive e...

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SGEM Memes #498

SGEM#498: Andromeda – Cap Refill Time for Personalized Sepsis Treatment

Date: November 27, 2025  Guest Skeptic: Dr. Justin Morgenstern is an emergency physician and the creator of the #FOAMed project called www.First10EM.c...

SGEM Memes #497

SGEM#497: We Could be Heroes – Just with a Little Help from Batman

Date: Dec 17, 2025 Reference: Pagnini F, et al. Unexpected events and prosocial behavior: the Batman effect. npj Mental Health Research. November 2025...

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SGEM#496: Hangin’ Tough after a Nerve Block for Pediatric Femur Fractures

Reference: Binder ZW et al. “Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Block for Pediatric Femur Fractures in the Emergency Department: A Prospective Multi-Center Study...

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SGEM#495: Tell Me Lies, Tell Me Sweet Little Lies – Reporting of Noninferiority Margins on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Date: December 4, 2025 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Jestin Carlson – Long-time listener, second-time guest.   Reference: Reinaud et al. Reporting of Noninferior...

SGEM Memes #494

SGEM#494: Another day for you and me in pain – Chronic Abdominal Pain and ED visits

Date: November 26, 2025 Reference: Ray et al. Emergency Department Visit Frequency Among Adults with Chronic Abdominal Pain: Findings From the 2023 US...

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SGEM#493: You Can’t Hold Me Down with Spinal Motion Restrictions

Date: November 8, 2025 Reference: Millin M, et al., Prehospital Trauma Compendium: Prehospital Management of Spinal Cord Injuries – A NAEMSP Comprehen...

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SGEM Xtra Meme Health Communication

SGEM#492: Give Blood – To Anemic Patients with Acute Brain Injuries

Date: November 12, 2025 Reference: Taccone et al. Restrictive vs Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Patients With Acute Brain Injury The TRAIN Randomized...

SGEM Xtra: Talkin’ Bout a Revolution…Training Health Communicators

Date: October 17, 2025 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Kristen Panthagani is an emergency medicine resident and Yale Emergency Scholar at Yale New Haven Hospital....

SGEM#491: Prevalence of violence against health care workers among agitated patients in an urban emergency department

Date: October 30, 2025 Reference: Boes et al. Prevalence of violence against health care workers among agitated patients in an urban emergency departm...

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SGEM#490: These (Removable) Boots are Made for Walking

Reference:  Boutin A, et al. Removable Boot vs Casting of Toddler’s Fractures: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. Published April 2025. Date:...

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SGEM#489: Smooth Muscle Relaxator – But does Magnesium Work for Renal Colic?

Date: October 10, 2025 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Sergey Motov is an Emergency Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center in...