Brady Pregerson, MD

Dr Pregerson's podcast EM Logic focuses on pitfalls in emergency medicine such as confusing a cause with a coincidence, being falsely reassured by false negative tests, or getting burned by illogical assumptions.

We hope to improve the care you provide your patients and keep you from being an honored guest at your department’s next peer review meeting.

The podcast can be heard by clicking here or searching “EM Logic” on Apple podcast or “Pregerson” on Spotify.

Dr Pregerson has been practicing emergency medicine since 2000, lecturing and writing about medical topics since 2004, and has reviewed more than 180 malpractice cases since 2008. He is the author of 3 EM pocket references, the creator of EMresource.org and EM1minuteconsult.com, and the author of the EMN column BradyCardia

If you would like to be considered as a guest on a future episode, contact Dr. Pregerson at Safetydoc@gmail.com.

Articles

A Case of Bilateral Miosis: Your Diagnosis?

November 01, 2017

Myosis is accompanied by acute onset dizziness, double vision, and asthenia. What's in your differential diagnosis?  

Tachycardia, SOB in a 37-year-old Man with HIV/AIDS

October 25, 2017

What does the office-based ECG tell you about the patient's complaint of recently worsening asthenia and dyspnea? 

An Elderly Man with Altered Mental Status, Abnormal ECG

October 09, 2017

Hallucinations and rambling speech came on suddenly and are getting worse. Review history and ECG. What's your diagnosis?

Weakness, DOE, and WBC > 100K: What's Your Diagnosis?

August 10, 2017

A 75-yo man presents with worsening asthenia and exertional dyspnea x2 weeks. Based on labs and CXR, what is your next step?

Elbow Injury

July 12, 2017

What type of injury is seen on this x-ray of a young boy's elbow? Outward signs of trauma are negligible.

Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in a Female Toddler

June 29, 2017

A rare condition, HUS is a form of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, the #1 cause of renal failure in children.

Oliguria in a 2-year-old Girl

June 29, 2017

What cause of hypouresis after several days of emesis/diarrhea has resolved? Look for clues in the lab results.

Hemopericardium and Tamponade

June 06, 2017

The patient with hypertension and syncope had cardiac tamponade. Causes, symptoms, and treatment described here.

Syncope and Sweat in a 65-Year-Old Man

June 06, 2017

A man with a history of hypertension had syncope and felt “sweaty.” Chest x-ray was normal. What’s your next test?

Multiple Posterior Circulation Strokes

May 17, 2017