SAEM Podcasts

Dr Christopher Kabrhel discusses evaluating patients for pulmonary embolism using the YEARS criteria in an independent population. It may be possible to safely rule out PE in patients with low pre-test probability using a higher-than-standard D dimer threshold.

Quality of online educational resources can vary, and learners' gestalt may not be an indicator of quality. The development of tools to guide clinicians and learners in the selection of blogs and podcasts is a growing area of interest. This article focuses on editorial processes in online EM resources and whether they can be reliably integrated into a critical appraisal tool.

Psychosocial factors and responses to injury modify the transition from acute to chronic pain. Specifically, posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms exacerbate and co‐occur with chronic pain. Yet no study has prospectively considered the associations among these psychological processes and pain reports using experience sampling methods (ESM) during the acute aftermath of injury. This study applied ESM via daily text messaging to monitor and detect relationships among psychosocial factors and post‐injury pain across the first 14‐days after emergency department (ED) discharge.