Episodes
Join the EMGuidewire crew as Dr. Diurba and Dr. Folk reflect upon their residency experience and the initiation of the Intern Nuggets episodes while, of course, discussing some important tips and tricks they learned along the way.
Published 04/16/24
Published 04/16/24
Join the team from EMGuidewire from CMC Emergency Medicine Residency for another Intern Nuggets! In this episode, Drs. Crow and Lim discuss some tips on how they have approached the first half of their intern years as well as review management of Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter.
Published 03/05/24
Join the crew from Carolinas Medical Center Emergency Medicine (@CMCEM) and EMGuidewire (@EMGuidewire) as they introduce a new group of interns as they discuss some of the first lessons they have learned about Agitation Management in the ED.
Published 11/04/23
Join the EMGuidewire team from Carolinas Medical Center's Emergency Medicine Residency Program as Drs. Calienes Cerpa and Bissell gather together to discuss another great case filled with learning points. In this episode, they review myositis in a pediatric patient.
Published 03/31/23
Join the EMGuideWire team from Carolinas Medical Center, Emergency Medicine Residency, as Drs. Calienes and Bissell discuss Heart Blocks. 
Published 03/16/23
Join the crew from Carolinas Medical Center's Emergency Medicine Residency and EMGuidewire as they discuss some interesting cases with Drs. Sofiya Diurba and Destiny Folk. This episode deals with a complex, critically ill adult who has septic pulmonary emboli.
Published 02/08/23
Join the crew of EMGuidewire and the Residents and Faculty at Carolinas Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency as they learn along with Drs. Sofiya Diurba and Destiny Folk. In this episode, Drs. Folk and Diurba will discuss an educational Pediatric Case that involves some critical decisions!
Published 02/07/23
Join the EMGuidewire team from Carolinas Medical Center's Emergency Medicine Residency Program as Drs. Bissell and Calienes Cerpa discuss some more important topics in their Intern Nuggets series. In this episode, they address some important Self Care issues that all interns (and likely everyone) need to consider.  They also discuss the possible components in those very popular "migraine cocktails."
Published 11/05/22
Join Drs. Diurba and Folk and the EMGuidewire team from @CMCEM as they begin an important conversation regarding Resident and Physician Wellness. If we exercise our bodies to remain physically healthy, shouldn't we exercise our emotional selves as well? Perhaps some proactive counseling sessions can be good for us all.
Published 09/02/22
Join the EMGuideWire's team as they celebrate the beginning of the new academic year by introducing us to two new interns who will be taking over the Intern Nuggets! Drs. Calienes and Dr. Bissell take over the task of discussing interesting cases that they have encountered during the start of their careers. This episode finds them wrestling with a challenging case of palpitations and anxious feelings. 
Published 08/30/22
Join the EMGuidewire team and Drs. Allen and Fox from Carolinas Medical Center as they discuss tips for Mitigating Anxiety and Pain in the Pediatric patient. This episode is published in concert with EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center.  The Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award (U07MC37471) totaling $3M...
Published 06/29/22
Join the EMGuidewire team from Carolinas Emergency Medicine Residency as Drs. Diurba and Folk discuss their favorite learning points from this year's SAEM scientific assembly conference. 
Published 06/27/22
Join Drs. Diurba and Folk, stellar Carolinas Medical Center Emergency Medicine Interns, and the EMGuidewire team as they discuss various reversal options for the numerous anticoagulants that exist today.
Published 06/24/22
Join Drs. Folk and Diurba, Emergency Medicine Interns enjoying their training at Carolinas Medical Center, as they discuss a case of Altered Mental Status with the EMGuidewire Team!
Published 05/10/22
Join Drs. Folk and Diurba, Emergency Medicine Interns enjoying their training at Carolinas Medical Center, as they discuss Beer Potomania and Hyponatremia with the EMGuidewire Team!
Published 02/15/22
Join the EMGuidewire team as Drs. Folk and Diurba explore another episode of INTERN NUGGETS! In this episode, they discuss an approach to the medically complex patient as well as giving and receiving feedback. They also explore the extremely important topic of burnout and ways to avoid it.
Published 11/15/21
Join the team from EMGuideWire from Carolinas Medical Center as Dr. Clare Gunn gets to chat with Dr. Pendell Meyers about the challenges of relying on the STEMI paradigm and what other factors to consider when evaluating patients for Occlusive Myocardial Infarctions (OMI).
Published 11/04/21
Join the @EMGuideWire team from @CMCEM as they learn from former Chief Resident, Dr. Rushnell, how to manage the complex condition of Tension Pneumoperitoneum. 
Published 10/01/21
Join the EMGuideWire team from the CMC EM Residency Program as we welcome back Dr. Rushnell, prior CMC EM Chief Resident, to discuss the challenging topic of Pediatric DVT and PE. 
Published 09/24/21
Join the EMGuideWire Team from Carolinas Medical Center (@CMCEM) and Dr. Mark Kastner and Dr. Matthew Cravens in the Chief's Corner as they discuss the presentation and diagnosis of the challenging diagnosis of Guillain–Barré Syndrome.
Published 09/03/21
Join the crew from EMGuidewire as they are joined, once again, by Drs. Diurba and Folk for their unique perspectives from an intern's point of view. This month's Intern Nugget will cover sign-out and transition of care tips as well as some learning point on pediatric dehydration management and BRUE.
Published 08/18/21
Join the EMGuideWire Team as they welcome back Dr. Chelsea Rushnell, prior Chief Resident at CMC Emergency Residency, to discuss the management of the anticoagulated trauma patient. Perhaps just flooding individuals with FFP is not the best strategy. Dr. Rushnell will review the evidence for the use of 4 Factor PCC.
Published 08/06/21
Join the EMGuideWire team from CMC EM residency as they hear a fresh perspective... from newly minted residency Interns, Drs. Destiny Folk and Sofiya Diurba.  For this Intern Nugget, they address: 1) Imposter Syndrome and how to overcome it. 2) Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and how to manage it. 3) Analgesia options in the ED
Published 08/03/21
Join the EMGuidewire team at Carolinas Medical Center Emergency Medicine program as they discuss important topics. This week, Drs. Cravens and Kastner discuss Penetrating Cardiac Injury (PCI): -The diagnosis of PCI is made in the trauma bay with repeat cardiac ultrasound exams and chest x-ray. If suspicion remains high despite inconclusive imaging, operative subxiphoid pericardial window is the definitive diagnostic modality.
Published 07/27/21