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SGEM#509: I love the Java Jive & It Loves Me – Preventing Dementia with Coffee and Tea

Date: April 23, 2026  Guest Skeptic: Dr. Manrique Umaña McDermott is an attending physician specializing in Emergency Medicine based in San José, Cost...

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SGEM Memes #508

SGEM #508: How Low Can You Go? Rethinking Lumbar Punctures in Well-Appearing Febrile Infants

Reference: Burstein B, et al. Prediction of Bacteremia and Bacterial Meningitis Among Febrile Infants Aged 28 Days or Younger. JAMA. Published online...

SGEM Memes #507

SGEM#507: Till Everybody Got Delirious – Geriatric Patients in the Emergency Department

Date: April 2, 2026   Reference: Lee et al. GRADE-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Emergency Department Delirium Risk Stratification, Screening,...

SGEM Xtra: You You You Outta Know – GED 2.0 Guidelines

Date: March 23, 2026 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Christina Shenvi is a board-certified emergency physician, educator, keynote speaker, coach, and academic lead...

SGEM Xtra: This One Goes to 11 – ATLS 11th Edition

Date: March 26, 2026 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Robert Leeper is a trauma surgeon at the London Health Sciences Centre and an ATLS instructor who has helped t...

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SGEM Memes #506

SGEM#506: Aww I’m Itchy…and I need a Second Generation Antihistamine

Reference: Wong KH, et al. Improving Use of Oral Antihistamines in a Children’s Hospital. Pediatrics. Feb 2026; Date: March 15, 2026 Guest Skeptic: Dr...

SGEM#505: Close Enough for (ARF) Acute Respiratory Failure (HFNO vs NIV)

Date: March 11, 2026 Reference: RENOVATE Investigators and the BRICNet Authors; High-Flow Nasal Oxygen vs Noninvasive Ventilation in Patients With Acu...

SGEM Xtra: It’s My Life – DPhil in Oxford

Date: March 5, 2026 Today, we’re not in the studio. We’re not in Canada. We’re not even in North America. We are in Oxford. And not just Oxford, we ar...

SGEM Xtra: You say you want a revolution – well you know – Against the Grain: Defiant Giants Who Changed the World

Date: February 26, 2026 Guest Skeptic: Terry O’Reilly is the host of the long-running and popular podcast Under the Influence. He is also an acclaimed...

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SGEM Memes #504

SGEM#504: Home Where I Wanted to Go After Anaphylaxis

Reference: . Timing of repeat epinephrine to inform paediatric anaphylaxis observation periods: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet Child & Adolescen...

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SGEM#503: Waiting is the Hardest Part – Factors Associated with ED LOS

Date: February 13, 2026 Reference: Lang et al. Factors associated with emergency department length of stay in Alberta: a study of patient-, visit-, an...

SGEM Memes #502

SGEM#502: Playing with the Queen of Hearts – AI, Is It Very Smart (for ECG Interpretation)?

Date: January 3, 2026  Reference: Shroyer et al. Accuracy of cath lab activation decisions for STEMI-equivalent and mimic ECGs: Physicians vs. AI (Que...

SGEM Xtra: Machines – Or Back to Human

Date: January 6, 2026  Guest Skeptic: Darren McKee is an author and speaker. He has served as a senior policy advisor and policy analyst for over 17 y...

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SGEM#501: Here it Goes Again – Another Clinical Decision Rule for Febrile Infants 61-90 Days

Reference: Aronson PL, et al. Prediction Rule to Identify Febrile Infants 61–90 Days at Low Risk for Invasive Bacterial Infections. Pediatrics. Septem...

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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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