Musculoskeletal Disorders  

 will focus on pitfalls in EM 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. 

 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 

 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.

Slideshows

Ankle injuries are extremely common but aren't always straightforward. Look at this patient's history and x-rays. What do you see?  

Ankle Injury: Can You Find the Twist? 

Articles

Test your radiographic skills with this emergency medicine case. Can you spot the injury? Is there more here than initially meets the eye?

Imaging