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

RUQ Pain in a Young Woman

July 26, 2016

What do the symptoms and ultrasound image associated with the patient's pain suggest? Would you discharge her to home?

Cholecystitis

July 26, 2016

Foot Fault: Can You Find the Injury?

June 23, 2016

A 32-year-old man arrives at the ED unable to walk after jumping from a wall. This foot injury is often missed on x-ray. Do you see it?

Anterior Talus Fracture

June 23, 2016

Missed fractures of the foot are not uncommon. Examine the lateral x-ray view of this injury carefully to understand why.

Purple Urine

May 19, 2016

What might be the cause of purple urine in the Foley bag attached to an indwelling catheter in an elderly bedridden woman?

Klebsiella Urinary Tract Infection

May 12, 2016

Multiple Complaints, No Obvious Cause in a 44-year-old Woman

April 13, 2016

She comes to your ED with a wide range of symptoms but results of her physical examination are WNL. Given her presentation, what's in your workup?

Medication Side Effects

April 13, 2016

Next time you're stumped by a difficult presentation, ask, “Have you recently started any new medications or changed the dose of any of your old medications?”

An Unusual Case of Urinary Retention

March 12, 2016

A 63-year-old man with hypospadias presents with ischuria x2 days but his bladder is barely enlarged. What do you see on the ultrasound?

Calcified Foley Balloon Causing Urinary Retention

March 11, 2016