The Cutting Edge – PEs, Ultrasound, Pus, and more.

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In this episode, we summarize recent literature we feel is high yield, important, or frequently discussed in emergency medicine. As always, we encourage you to read the papers and not FOAM it alone.

Antibiotics and abscesses – Daum et al

FAST in hemodynamically stable patients –  Holmes et al

Haloperidol in gastroparesis – Roldan et al and Ramirez et al

Ignoring PERC – Buchanan et al

Steroids in non-asthma/COPD lower respiratory tract infections – Hay et alENDAO – Caputo et al

Gender pay gap persists in academic EM (and it’s not due to hours, rank, or roles) – Madsen et al