The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine

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SGEM #490 Memes Oct 29, 2025

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SGEM#490: These (Removable) Boots are Made for Walking Oct 25, 2025

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Reference: Boutin A, et al. Removable Boot vs Casting of Toddler’s Fractures: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. Published April 2025. Date: July 23, 2025 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Andrew (Andy) Tagg is an Emergency Physician with a special interest in education and lifelong learning. He is the co-founder and website lead of Don’t Forget the […]

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SGEM #488 Memes Oct 19, 2025

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SGEM Twitter Poll #488 Oct 19, 2025

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SGEM Paper in a Pic #488 Oct 19, 2025

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SGEM#489: Smooth Muscle Relaxator – But does Magnesium Work for Renal Colic? Oct 18, 2025

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Date: October 10, 2025 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Sergey Motov is an Emergency Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center in New York City. He is also one of the world’s leading researchers on pain management in the emergency department. Case: A 37-year-old man presents to the emergency department (ED) with severe right-sided flank pain. […]

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SGEM#488: It’s Just a Minor Stroke – Should We Still Lyse? Oct 11, 2025

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Date: October 3, 2025 Reference: Doheim et al. Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials on IV Thrombolysis in Patients With Minor Acute Ischemic Stroke. Neurology 2025 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Casey Parker is a Rural Generalist, Evidence-based medicine enthusiast and Ultrasound Nerd. This episode was recorded live, in beautiful Broome, Australia, at the Spring Seminar on Emergency […]

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SGEM Paper in a Pic #487 Oct 09, 2025

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SGEM Memes #487 Oct 06, 2025

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SGEM#487: Tell Me How I’m Supposed to Breathe with No Air? Nasal High Flow or Standard Care for Pediatric Intubation Oct 04, 2025

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Reference: George S, et al. Effectiveness of nasal high-flow oxygen during apnoea on hypoxaemia and intubation success in paediatric emergency and ICU settings: a randomised, controlled, open-label trial. Lancet Respir Med. March 2025 Date: July 10, 2025 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Spyridon Karageorgos is a Pediatric Chief Resident at Aghia Sophia Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece and […]

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