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

Chest Pain, Fever, and Weight Loss

January 23, 2019

A 19-year-old previously healthy man presents with intermittent diarrhea, fever, and weight loss with pleuritic left-sided chest pain for 1 month. What does the chest x-ray show?

ECG Challenge: Palpitations & Insomnia in Middle Age

January 14, 2019

Other than sleep problems, this 52-year-old has no other medical history. What's your ECG read? Does the computer assessment agree?

Hypoxia in an Elder

January 04, 2019

The 82-year-old is observed to be in respiratory distress but denies any symptoms. See the ECG for more information. Your dx?

ECG Challenge: Palpitations and Syncope in a Young Man

December 19, 2018

The 32-yr-old claims no medical history other than "thyroid surgery" and takes no medications. What does the ECG suggest?

Severe Drug Rash in the ED

December 06, 2018

Patient claims pruritic full-body rash is from a course of vancomycin. Is he correct? Could it be something else?

Acute Tenesmus, Night Sweats, and Generalized Weakness

December 05, 2018

A 62-year-old man is transported to the ED after becoming incontinent in the middle of the night. He has a history of HCV. What do test results suggest?

Arrhythmia after an Energy Drink: SVT?

November 26, 2018

ECG Challenge: A 32-year-old woman is brought by ambulance to the ED. She is having palpitations after consuming 2 energy drinks. What's your ECG read?

Dry Cough, Rash on Legs

November 06, 2018

Patient is 54 y/o man; the cough has been present for 2 weeks, the rash on the lower extremities for 2 months; the rash is getting worse. What's your dx?

Emesis x3 Weeks in an Elderly Woman: Dx?

October 17, 2018

ECG Challenge: The patient is seen in the ED after a short-lived reprieve from vomiting. She faints during the ECG. What’s your read of the tracing?

Rash and Foot Pain in a 4-year-old Boy

October 04, 2018

Foot pain has been present for ~1 week but the rash was noticed just this morning. What's your diagnosis?