January 16, 2026

52 | Medical Myths in the ER

1 hour 1 minute

Welcome to Episode 52 of “The 2 View,” the podcast for EM and urgent care nurse practitioners and physician assistants!

NSAIDs

National Institutes of Health. (2022). Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs. LiverTox: Clinical and research information on drug-induced liver injury. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK548614/

LFTs / Drug-Induced Liver Injury

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. (2023). Practice guidance on drug, herbal, and dietary supplement–induced liver injury. Hepatology. Retrieved from https://journals.lww.com/hep/fulltext/2023/03000/aasld_practice_guidance_on_drug,_herbal,_and.28.aspx

Toxicology Screening

StatPearls Publishing. (2023). Toxicology screening. StatPearls. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK499901/

Academy of Diagnostic & Laboratory Medicine. (2023). Testing for drugs of misuse to support the emergency department. Retrieved from https://myadlm.org/science-and-research/academy-guidance/testing-for-drugs-of-misuse-to-support-the-emergency-department

CT Utilization / Imaging

American College of Emergency Physicians. (2022). The renewed necessity of robust clinical judgment in CT scan utilization. ACEP Now. Retrieved from https://www.acepnow.com/article/the-renewed-necessity-of-robust-clinical-judgment-in-ct-scan-utilization/

Appropriate Testing / Overuse Context

Melnick, E. R., et al. (2023). GRACE-2: Guidelines for reasonable and appropriate care in the emergency department. Academic Emergency Medicine. Retrieved from https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/acem.14495

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