Podcast summarizing recent emergency medicine posts from the past week.
**PODCAST: Torsades de pointes**
Congenital causes of a prolonged QT interval are primarily inherited genetic mutations affecting cardiac myocyte ion channels leading to delayed ventricular repolarization Part 9: Adult Advanced Life Support: 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care.
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**ECG : The ABCs of Bradycardia**
Rate: less than 30 beats per minute Rhythm: Sinus brady Axis: Left axis Intervals: Narrow QRS, normal PR, QTc looks ok Morphology: Overall, it’s slow but doesn’t look terrible Final read: Sinus bradycardia, but the kind that gets your attention “Uhhhh… I think I need a room for this patient and probably an attending!” you hear the second year resident say. Unless your patient is somehow a blue whale in disguise, I’d say we’ve got the perfect case for some classic toxic differential diagnosis teaching.
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**JAMA: Will Autonomous AI Exceed AI-Aided Physicians as the Best Medical Care?**
Plain language summary This Perspective discusses the advantages and disadvantages of physician-led medical care vs that provided by artificial intelligence (AI). first appeared on האיגוד הישראלי לרפואה דחופה.
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**How to Use POCUS for Pleural Effusion**
Pleural effusion characteristics (echogenicity—anechoic vs. echogenic, septations—present or absent, complex or homogenous) Quantitative assessment of volume not widely used in clinical practice Inspect pleura for nodularity, thickening >0.3mm (suggests malignancy) Always concurrently evaluate the lung for consolidation, compressive atelectasis, interstitial syndrome (b-lines due to varying etiology), presence of mass Bedside echocardiogram can complement your findings PMID: 42612902.The post How to Use POCUS for Pleural Effusion first appeared on האיגוד הישראלי לרפואה דחופה.
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**PODCAST: Considerations for Aeromedical Transport and High-Altitude Illness**
n the September 2026 episode of Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Drs. As always, you’ll also hear about the hot topics covered in the regular features, including failure to capture in The Critical ECG, soil-transmitted helminthic infections in Clinical Pediatrics, acute versus chronic prosthetic knee dislocations in Critical Cases in Orthopedics and Trauma, hydrodissection in The Critical Procedure, hospital-at-home care delivery in The Literature Review, deep venous thrombosis in The Critical Image, tranexamic acid in The Drug Box, and amatoxin poisoning in The Tox Box.The post PODCAST: Considerations for Aeromedical Transport and High-Altitude Illness first appeared on האיגוד הישראלי לרפואה דחופה.
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**PODCAST: Asthma and COPD POC Tool Updates with Dr. Shah and Dr. Casey**
In this episode of ACEP Frontline, Dr. Ryan Stanton is joined by Dr. Chirag Shah and Dr. John Casey to discuss updates in the emergency department management of asthma and COPD, as well as the latest ACEP Point-of-Care tools designed to support bedside clinical decision-making. They review emerging technologies such as vibrating mesh nebulizers, evolving evidence around respiratory support strategies, and practical recommendations for medications, imaging, ventilation, and disposition to help emergency physicians deliver evidence-based care for patients with acute respiratory exacerbations.The post PODCAST: Asthma and COPD POC Tool Updates with Dr. Shah and Dr. Casey first appeared on האיגוד הישראלי לרפואה דחופה.
