REBEL Cast brings REBEL EM posts to life in audio form. We open with a clinical scenario and a focused clinical question, then critically appraise the study—key results, strengths, limitations, and what it means at the bedside. Every episode ends with actionable take-home points.

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REBEL Core Cast 7.0 – Oncologic Emergencies

Take Home Points on Oncologic Emergencies: Hyperviscosity Syndrome happens when elevated WBCs or severe hyperproteinemia cause high serum viscosity and micro-circulatory problems in patients with Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia, multiple myeloma or acute leukemia. Be suspicious of this syndrome in these patient’s when they present with the ...

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Hematology and Oncology

REBEL Core Cast 6.0 – Traumatic Arrest

Take Home Points: If the patient is a clear traumatic arrest, compressions aren’t indicated and, instead we should focus on the important interventions that need to be done. Ultrasound can be incredibly helpful in traumatic arrest. If you’ve got a ...

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Trauma

REBEL Core Cast 5.0 – Accidental Hypothermia

Take Home Points: Hypothermia is neuroprotective and patients can survive prolonged periods of cardiac arrest. Termination of resuscitative efforts in cardiac arrest should not considered until the patient is >32°C or has a K > 12 mEq/L Active internal rewarming ...

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Environmental

REBELCast Ep63: LIDOKET – IV Lidocaine for Renal Colic?

Background: The use of intravenous lidocaine for analgesia in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with renal colic has gained recent traction and interest, and was previously explored on the REBEL EM blog. Literature has been mixed, with one ...

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Renal and Genitourinary

REBELCast Ep62 – US Guided PIVs with Jailyn Avila, MD

Welcome back to REBELCast.  In this episode we talked with Jacob Avila about US guided PIVs. Difficult IV access in an already busy department can be a frustrating thing, but it doesn’t have to be.  Patients and providers are often ...

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Procedures and Skills

REBEL Core Cast 4.0 – RSI Cheat Codes

Take Home Points Bed Up Head Elevated (BUHE) position is a simple intervention that can reduce the rate of intubation-related complications. The bougie should be considered standard practice in all intubations and has an NNT = 11 for 1st pass ...

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Procedures and Skills

REBEL Core Cast 3.0 – Asthma, COPD + PNA

Take Home Points Single dose oral dexamethasone is an excellent choice for asthma exacerbations. It takes away the compliance issue for patients who have trouble getting medications or filling medications once they leave the ED. Antibiotics aren’t always indicated in ...

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Thoracic and Respiratory

REBEL Core Cast 2.0 – Cardiotoxic Drugs

Take Homes Calcium Channel Blocker (CCB) toxicity usually present with bradycardia and hypotension, but with preserved mental status. This can help differential from Beta Blocker (BB) toxicity, where the patients often have altered mental status. Hyperglycemia is the other hallmark ...

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Cardiovascular

REBEL Cast Ep 61: Diagnostic Questions in Urinary Tract Infections in the Elderly

Introduction: Beyond the Data The evolution from eminence-based to evidence-based care has come to define bedside emergency medicine, with rigorous skepticism and scholarly consideration accelerated by the power of global connectivity. Where anecdote and opinion once drove therapy, clinicians now ...

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Infectious Disease

REBEL Core Cast 1.0 – The Intro

REBEL EM-ers: Salim, Jenny and I would like to announce the launch of a new REBEL EM project. Beginning in 2019, we’ll be adding a core content section to the website. This will include core content blog posts and a ...

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