The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine

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SGEM Xtra: Relax – Damm It!

Posted December 23, 202001:01:14

Date: December 21st, 2020 This is a SGEM Xtra book review. I had the pleasure of interviewing Professor Timothy Caulfield. Tim is a Canadian professor...

SGEM#312: Oseltamivir is like Bad Medicine – for Influenza

Posted December 19, 202000:25:21

Date: December 16th, 2020 Reference: Butler et al. Oseltamivir plus usual care versus usual care for influenza-like illness in primary care: an open-label,...

SGEM#311: Here We Go Loop De Loop to Treat Abscesses

Posted December 12, 202000:32:54

Date: December 10th, 2020 Reference: Ladde et al. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Novel Loop Drainage Technique Versus Drainage and Packing in the...

SGEM#310: I Heard A Rumour – ER Docs are Not Great at the HINTS Exam

Posted December 5, 202000:28:21

Date: November 30th, 2020 Reference: Ohle R et al. Can Emergency Physicians Accurately Rule Out a Central Cause of Vertigo Using the HINTS Examination?...

SGEM#309: That’s All Joe Asks of You – Wear a Mask

Posted November 28, 202000:30:20

Date: November 25th, 2020 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Joe Vipond has worked as an emergency physician for twenty years, currently at the Rockyview General Hospital. ...