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

Young Welder and Painter: Seen in the ED

November 07, 2023

The young patient's symptoms are nonspecific but there are questions that should be asked to help narrow the differential diagnosis - which ones?

Seen in the ED Quiz: Severe Wrist and Knee Pain in an Older Man

September 11, 2023

The man in his early 70s complains of leg pain lasting a month and of arm pain that came on about 1 week ago. Does the x-ray offer a clue to a diagnosis?

Seen in the ED: Pleuritic Back Pain in a Middle-Aged Woman

August 16, 2023

The patient presents with pleuritic pain but without fever, SOB, chest pain or cough. Review the CXR - what's your diagnosis?

Back Pain on Eliquis: Seen in the ED

July 13, 2023

The 72-year-old woman says the back pain came on earlier in the evening without injury or heavy lifting and radiates slightly to her left leg. What does the MRI show?

Seen in the ED: Intractable Vomiting in a Young Woman

June 05, 2023

The patient is in her mid-20s and other than an intermittent mild headache she denies any other pain and has no fever. Can you Dx based on the CT?

Seen in the ED: Facial Pain and Swelling, Sour Mouth

April 06, 2023

Pain and swelling have been present for 2 days, explains the patient, a man in his 50s. Other than mild tachycardia, vital signs are normal. What does the CT show?

Seen in the ED: Worsening Abdominal Pain, Distention in an Older Woman

March 21, 2023

Constipation, bloating, and abdominal pain worsening over 1 week bring a woman in her mid-70s to the ED. Labs are normal. What do you see on the CT scan?

Seen in the ED: An Elderly Man Feels Dizzy Doing Dishes

March 10, 2023

Standing at the kitchen sink, the patient experienced vertigo and near syncope. His vital signs are normal save a discrepancy in SBP between arms. What's your diagnosis?

Seen in the ED: Vertigo and Ear Pain in an Older Woman

February 20, 2023

The woman's symptoms have been progressively worsening over 4 days; there is no facial weakness. Will the external ear findings lead you to a diagnosis?

Seen in the ED: Elevated LFTs and Anemia in a Young Female Student

December 06, 2022

She reports cough and persistent escalating fever x2 weeks, headache but no neck stiffness. Tachycardia and mild skin pallor seen on PE. What do the lab tests tell you?