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In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and Dr. T.R. Eckler, MD discuss the July 2026 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis: Diagnosis and Management in the Emergency Department . 0:17 – Intro & sponsor promo 1:09 – Episode introduction 4:03 – Definitions: SJS vs. TEN vs. "overlap" by body surface area 6:12 – Pathophysiology 9:52 – Incidence and rarity…
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and Dr. T.R. Eckler, MD discuss the June 2026 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Diagnosis and Management of Heat Stroke and Other Heat-Related Illness in the Emergency Department 0:21 Intro & Promo 0:56 Episode Introduction 3:14 Spectrum of Heat-Related Illnesses 7:37 Differential Diagnosis 8:58 Pre-Hospital Management 11:54 Exertional Heat Stroke 13:50…
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and Dr. T.R. Eckler, MD discuss the May 2026 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of Serious and High-Risk Infections in the Febrile Returning Traveler . 0:16 — Podcast Introduction 1:08 — Episode Introduction 7:30 — Malaria 13:55 — Dengue 17:33 — Enteric Fever (Typhoid/Paratyphoid) 20:53 — Leptospirosis 22:43 — Clinical…
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and Dr. T.R. Eckler, MD discuss the April 2026 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Wide Complex Tachycardia in the Emergency Department: An Updated Approach to Diagnosis and Management . Introduction – 0:11 Article Overview – 2:02 Top 5 Bedside Steps – 7:54 Sodium Channel Blockade – 9:26 Hyperkalemia – 11:53 SVT with Aberrancy – 12:47 WPW & Accessory Pathway – 13:34…
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD interviews Jack Teitel on the topic of AI in medicine. Introduction & Welcome — 0:17 Jack's Background in Healthcare AI — 0:58 Brief History of AI — 3:57 The "Perfect Storm" That Created Modern AI — 5:48 From General to Specialized: Fine-Tuning AI for Medicine — 7:04 LLM Confidence & the Sycophancy Problem — 13:01 The Benchmark Problem — 14:25 Building Your Own…
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and Dr. Dana Klavansky, MD discuss the March 2026 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Introduction & Welcome (0:15) Guest Introduction (0:55) Epidemiology of Severe TBI (2:37) Pathophysiology: Primary vs. Secondary TBI (4:24) Types of Hemorrhage and Hematomas (5:25) Classification (7:31)…
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R. Eckler, MD discuss the February 2026 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Emergency Department Diagnosis and Management of Acute Coronary Occlusion 00:00 - Introduction & Welcome 01:21 - Episode Overview: Acute Coronary Occlusion 02:06 - Why This Topic Matters: Statistics & New Guidelines 03:35 - Nomenclature: ACO vs STEMI/NSTEMI 06:15 - Differential…
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD interviews Jeff Willis, MD on the topic of pre-litigation review, being a medical expert, and common pitfalls leading to medical malpractice cases. 0:15 Introduction 0:51 Guest Introduction 1:20 Jeff's Background 2:00 Current Work 3:37 How He Got Started 6:57 Pre-Litigation vs. Expert Witness 8:01 Four Components of Malpractice Cases 13:55 Case Review Statistics…
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R. Eckler, MD discuss the Januray 2026 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Emergency Department Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Syphilis Syphilis cases have surged 42% in the US, making it critical for emergency physicians to recognize and treat this "great masquerader." In this episode, hosts Sam Ashoo and Dr. T.R. Eckler break down the January 2026…
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R. Eckler, MD discuss the December 2025 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Diagnosis and Management of Cannabis-Related Emergencies Episode Outline: [0:00] Introduction Welcome and show overview by Sam Ashoo Mention of resources at ebmedicine.net [0:46] Episode Start Hosts introduce themselves: Sam Ashoo and Dr. T.R. Eckler Dr. Eckler’s background and…
