SGEM Memes #492

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...

SGEM Paper in a Pic #490

SGEM #490 Memes

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:...

SGEM #488 Memes

SGEM Twitter Poll #488

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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...

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

Date: October 3, 2025 Reference: Doheim et al. Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials on IV Thrombolysis in Patients With Minor Acute Ischemic...

SGEM Paper in a Pic #487

SGEM Memes #487

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

Reference:  George S, et al. Effectiveness of nasal high-flow oxygen during apnoea on hypoxaemia and intubation success in paediatric emergency and IC...

SGEM Memes #486

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SGEM#486: Call Me, on the Line – Telemental Health for Suicide Prevention

Date: September 18, 2025 Guest Skeptic:  Dr. Neil Dasgupta is an Emergency Medicine (EM) physician and emergency department (ED) intensivist from Long...

SGEM#485: I Want a New Drug – One Not Associated with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Date: Sept 16, 2025 Reference: Prada et al. Evaluation of the evidence on acetaminophen use and neurodevelopmental disorders using the Navigation Guid...

SGEM Xtra: Incrementum 2026

Date: August 12, 2025. This is an SGEM Xtra, and today, we’re putting on our conference lanyards and boarding passes to talk about one of the most exc...

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SGEM Xtra: Tell Me Lies, Sweet Little Lies – FDA Approved & Ineffective

Date: August 12, 2025 Article: FDA Approved and Ineffective by Jeanne Lenzer and Shannon Brownlee. June 5, 2025. The Lever. Guest Skeptic: Jeanne Lenz...

SGEM Memes #484

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SGEM#484: The Warrior – Pharmacological Interventions for the Acute Treatment of Hyperkalemia

Reference: Jessen et al. Pharmacological interventions for the acute treatment of hyperkalaemia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Resuscitation...

SGEM Xtra Poll: League of Their Own

SGEM Xtra Memes: A League of Their Own

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SGEM Xtra: Now and Forever – A League of Their Own (Women in EM)

Date: August 11, 2025 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Gillian Schmitz is a board-certified Emergency Physician practicing at The Naval Medical Center in San Diego....

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SGEM#483: Electricity – TENS Units for Treating Back Pain

Reference: Otterness et al. The Use of TENS for the Treatment of Back Pain in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial. AEM Aug 2025 Da...

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SGEM Memes #482

SGEM#482: Seize the Day with Ketamine and Midazolam for Pediatric Status Epilepticus

Reference:  Othman AA, et al. Combined ketamine and midazolam vs. midazolam alone for initial treatment of pediatric generalized convulsive status epi...

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