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

URI and Chest Pain in a 31-Year-Old Man

May 20, 2015

The patient has had respiratory infections before but he has never experienced chest pain like this in the past. How would you work up this case?

Myocarditis Incognito

May 20, 2015

Bilateral Recurring Ear Pain and Discoloration in a 32-Year-Old Man

April 22, 2015

This episode of pain and ecchymotic pigmentation is far more intense than those he's had in the past. Does the patient's history offer clues to etiology?

Levamisole-Induced Necrotizing Vasculitis

April 22, 2015

How would this 34-year-old man become exposed to levamisole?

Chest Pain, Dyspnea, and a Negative Stress Test in a 46-Year-Old Man

March 23, 2015

The patient drove himself to the ED after experiencing symptoms while playing basketball. He has a history of anxiety, but is this more than a case of nerves over a missed foul shot?

How to Manage Acute Coronary Syndrome

March 23, 2015

Be alert for the pitfalls in ECG interpretation of ACS. An initial tracing can be normal in about 10% of cases, even during chest pain. Nonspecific changes occur in another 5% to 15% of cases.

Persistent Rectal Bleeding in an Older Man

February 18, 2015

The patient has had 10 episodes of bleeding in the past 24 hours. Can you find clues to the underlying problem in the history and on the CT scan?

C Difficile Colitis

February 16, 2015

Chest Pain and Hematemesis in a 48-year-old Man

January 09, 2015

Two hours earlier the patient had vomited to dislodge food stuck in his throat. This had been effective in the past but had never produced blood. Chest and epigastric pain worsened when he lay down.

Pneumomediastinum Caused by Boerhaave Syndrome

January 08, 2015