Podcast
Welcome to the SimKit emergency medicine physician podcast. Musing on medical procedural training, skillset decay and maintenance, case discussions and reviews, and much much more.
Make It Stop!! Vent Alarms and What to Do with Dr. Andrew Phillips
Make It Stop!!- Vent Alarms and What To Do with Dr. Andrew Phillips - The SimKit Podcast
Vent management is a integral skill for the Emergency Medicine doctor, but it is a tricky art. We sat down with Dr. Andrew Phillips, EM and Critical Care trained physician and founder and Editor in Chief of EMCoach, an AI powered board review suite to talk about vent alarms- what they mean, and what to do about them. High Respiratory Rate Alarm Dr. Phillips points out that this is really a misnomer. The respiratory rate we set on the ventilator […]
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Linton, Minnesota, and Blakemore Tubes Demystified
These three tubes are actually rather simple in their design and share a lot of the same structures. They all have gastric aspiration (image 1) and gastric balloons with insufflation ports (image 2) The Blakemore and Minnesota have esophageal balloons with insufflation ports (image 3). And the Linton and Minnesota tubes have intrinsic esophageal aspiration (image 4). This figure shows these same components in table form, as well as the volumes specific to each devices gastric balloon. Balloon Type Gastric […]
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The Ketamine Spectrum: From Pain to PSA with Sergey Motov & Ryan Marino
The Ketamine Spectrum with Sergey Motov & Ryan Marino: Part 1 Analgesic Dosing - The SimKit Podcast
We sat down with Sergey Motov & Ryan Marino to discuss The Ketamine Spectrum: From pain control to procedural sedation to chemical take downs.
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Trimming the Fat of Note Bloat: 2023 Documentation Guidelines Broken Down with Jason Adler
Trimming the Fat of Note Bloat: 2023 Documentation Guidelines Broken Down with Jason Adler - The SimKit Podcast
2023 brought sweeping changes to the way our notes are billed. We break down the changes in these Documentation Guidelines with Dr. Jason Alder.
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We’re Thinking About It Wrong: The CTA vs. LP Debate for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
We’re Thinking About It Wrong: The CTA vs. LP Debate for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - The SimKit Podcast
A debate continues in the subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) work up on what is the best follow up test – CTA or LP? This is the wrong question. Find out what question you should be asking and how to best answer it.
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Smart is Sexy – Answering Clinical Questions with Justin Morgenstern
Smart is Sexy - Answering Clinical Questions with Justin Morgenstern - The SimKit Podcast
Because SMART IS SEXY, we brought on Justin Morganstern from First10EM to bring your sexy back and give you what you need to answer your clinical questions.
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The Power of Stress – Stress Inoculation in Procedural Training
The Power of Stress - Stress Inoculation in Procedural Training - The SimKit Podcast
In this podcast we review how you can use stress to your advantage and how to instill stress in your training for better retention and preparedness.
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Little Airways, Big Nightmares with Ilene Claudius
Little Airways, Big Nightmares with Ilene Claudius - The SimKit Podcast
We sat down with Ilene Claudius to discuss pediatric airway management, particularly in cases of oropharyngeal foreign body.
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The Subclavian Line – The Line of Champions
The Subclavian Line - The Line of Champions - The SimKit Podcast
With all things being equal, which type of central line is best? Here we review the literature and discuss ways to optimize success and minimize complications when placing a subclavian (the best) central line.
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Crics, Critical Access, & Critical Care
Crics, Critical Access, and Critical Care with Scott Weingart - The SimKit Podcast
We sat down with the great Scott Weingart of EMCrit to discuss the toughest case I ever managed.
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