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Sam Ashoo
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Emergency Medicine / Informatics physician and host of the 🎙️EMplify podcast by EB Medicine. Let’s talk 🗞️evidence based medicine, 💻tech, 🤖ai, 👨‍🏫 teaching, 📊 big data and … 🥋martial arts!
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New EMplify episode with Dr Tim Horeczko on measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella. Great review for anyone seeing kids in the ED or urgent care.

Important topic right now. Listen here or search EMplify by EB Medicine in your podcast app. foamed.ebmedicine.net/podcast/meas...
Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella with Dr. Tim Horeczko - EB Medicine
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and Tim Horeczko, MD discuss the November 2025 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice article, Emergency Department Management of Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella i...
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December 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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New EB Medicine podcast episode is out. TR Eckler and I dig into the November 2025 Emergency Medicine Practice issue on alcohol withdrawal, with real shift-level tips and practical takeaways.

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Alcohol Withdrawal - EB Medicine
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R. Eckler, MD discuss the November 2025 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Diagnosis and Management of Emergency Department Patients With Alcohol Withdrawal Synd...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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🎙 New EMplify episode is out!

I sat down with Dr. Lara Zibners to talk diphtheria, pertussis & tetanus—rare in the ED, but high stakes when they show up.

✅ How to recognize them early
✅ Key treatment moves
✅ When to isolate, treat, and vaccinate

Listen here: foamed.ebmedicine.net/podcast/diph...
Diphtheria, Pertussis, and Tetanus with Dr Lara Zibners - EB Medicine
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and Lara Zibners, MD discuss the August 2025 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice article, Diphtheria, Pertussis, and Tetanus: An Update of Evidence-Based Management of...
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November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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🎙️ New EMplify episode is live: Adrenal Insufficiency in the ED

Practical discussion drawn from the October 2025 EB Medicine review:
• When to suspect it in real time
• What to order and why
• First-line treatment
• Common traps in adrenal crisis

Listen here: foamed.ebmedicine.net/podcast/adre...
Adrenal Insufficiency - EB Medicine
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R. Eckler, MD discuss the October 2025 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of Patients With Adrenal Insufficiency
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October 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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🎙️ I just posted a new EMplify Podcast episode with Dr. Evan Dvorin!

We take a closer look at steroid use in clinical practice—how often they’re prescribed, where overuse happens, and what we can do to make prescribing safer and more evidence-based.
Listen here: foamed.ebmedicine.net/podcast/ster...
Steroid Use – An Interview with Dr. Evan Dvorin - EB Medicine
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD interviews Evan Dvorin, MD about the dangers of short term steroid use. Ochsner Side effects from corticosteroids Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdMJ9HYxkck Sam ...
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October 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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🎧 New EMplify Podcast: Adult Status Epilepticus

Highlights:
• Updated definitions & key trials
• Med choices & escalation pathways
• Airway & diagnostic priorities

Listen here: foamed.ebmedicine.net/podcast/adul...
Adult Status Epilepticus - EB Medicine
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R. Eckler, MD discuss the September 2025 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Emergency Department Management of Patients With Status Epilepticus
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September 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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🎙️ New EMplify Podcast episode is live!

I interview Dr Ali Chaudhary about:

🏥 Locum life in EM
💰 Financial perks & lifestyle flexibility
📝 Credentialing + travel tips

🎧 Listen here: foamed.ebmedicine.net/podcast/the-...

#EmergencyMedicine #LocumTenens #EMplifyPodcast
The Locums Life with Ali Chaudhary, MD - EB Medicine
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD interviews Ali Chaudhary, MD about the benefits of working locum tenens in emergency medicine.
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September 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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🚨 New EMplify Podcast: Sepsis & Septic Shock with Dr Lauren Black

🔹 Early recognition clues
🔹 Fluid resus & vasopressor strategies
🔹 Lactate use & reassessment
🔹 Antibiotic timing pitfalls
🔹 Managing refractory shock

Listen here 👉 foamed.ebmedicine.net/podcast/seps...
Sepsis & Septic Shock- An Interview with Dr Lauren Black - EB Medicine
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD interviews Lauren Black, MD about the August 2025 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Updates and Controversies in the Early Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock
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August 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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🎧 New EMplify Podcast Episode

Dr. Christina Shenvi shares a 3-step framework—Prioritize, Strategize, Focus—to help you take control of your time, attention, and energy.
If your day often pulls you in every direction, this one’s worth a listen.

🎧 Listen here: foamed.ebmedicine.net/podcast/how-...
How To Focus with Christina Shenvi, MD, PhD, MBA - EB Medicine
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD interviews Christina Shenvi, MD, PhD, MBA about ways to manage your day and keep distraction at bay.
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August 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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🎧 New EMplify episode: Pediatric Status Epilepticus

What to do when seizures don’t stop—meds, airway, imaging, special cases, and more.

Real cases + ED tips from EBMedicine, with Sam Ashoo MD, and TR Eckler, MD

Listen: foamed.ebmedicine.net/podcast/pedi...

#FOAMed #EMplify #PedsEM
Pediatric Status Epilepticus - EB Medicine
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R. Eckler, MD discuss the July 2025 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Emergency Department Management of Status Epilepticus in Pediatric Patients
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July 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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New post:
AI Scribes in the ER – Pearls and Pitfalls

These tools promise faster notes and less burnout, but they also come with real concerns.

✔️ Research-backed insights
✔️ Medico-legal considerations
✔️ ED-specific AI scribe comparison

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AI Scribes: Pearls and Pitfalls - EB Medicine
This is the sixth in a series on AI in Emergency Medicine. You can find the previous posts here. Key Takeaways The documentation burden in emergency medicine has steadily increased. Emergency…
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June 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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🎧 Just released: Thyroid Emergencies in the ED on the EMplify podcast

Two high-risk conditions:
•Thyroid storm: fever, delirium, tachycardia, jaundice, heart failure
•Decompensated Hypothyroidism: bradycardia, hypothermia, altered mental status
Listen here → foamed.ebmedicine.net/podcast/thyr...
Thyroid Emergencies in the ED - EB Medicine
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R. Eckler, MD discuss the June 2025 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Emergency Department Management of Patients With Thyroid Emergencies
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June 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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🧠 New #EMPodcast!

How should you manage Parkinson’s, Myasthenia Gravis, or MS in the ED?

I talk with Dr TR Eckler about what to watch for, what to avoid, and what helps.

🎧 Listen here: foamed.ebmedicine.net/podcast/park...

#FOAMed #Neuro #EmergencyMedicine
Parkinson's, Myasthenia Gravis, and MS in the ED - EB Medicine
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R. Eckler, MD discuss the May 2025 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Chronic Neurologic Diseas...
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May 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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“When AI Fails: Errors You’ll Never See in a Scientific Journal”. In this 4th post of the series, we break down 6 unique AI errors (with real medical examples) that emergency clinicians need to understand.
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When AI Fails: Errors You’ll Never See in a Scientific Journal - EB Medicine
This is the fourth in a series on AI in Emergency Medicine. You can find the previous posts here. AI is changing medicine, research, and just about everything else. But it’s…
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May 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Emergency medicine takes a toll not just on the body, but on the mind and soul. In this episode, I sit down with Rob Orman, MD to talk strategies for keeping trauma at bay
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Strategies for Keeping Trauma at Bay with Rob Orman, MD - EB Medicine
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD interviews Rob Orman, MD about ways to manage the trauma inflicted by the ER.
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May 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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🧂 Think you know sodium? Think again.
In this new podcast episode, Dr. T.R. Eckler and I tackle sodium disorders.
🎧 Whether you’re managing a confused patient or decoding labs in the ED, this episode will sharpen your clinical skills.
🔗 Listen now: foamed.ebmedicine.net/podcast/sodi...
Sodium Disorders - EB Medicine
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R. Eckler, MD discuss the April 2025 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Sodium Disorders in the Emergency Department: A Review of Hypernatremia and Hyponatremia
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April 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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🎙️ NEW EPISODE: From mastering sutures to meaningful moments in medicine — Dr. Patrick O'Malley opens up about The Laceration Course, his EM docs side hustle journey, and the one patient who changed everything.

Listen by searching for EMplify by EB Medicine or foamed.ebmedicine.net/podcast/an-i...
An Interview with Patrick O'Malley, MD - EB Medicine
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD interviews Patrick O'Malley MD about his career in emergency medicine, The Laceration Course, and the power of connection with our patients.
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April 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Bias and Errors in AI Medical Tools... It's the third post in the series on AI in Emergency Medicine. In it I explore how the same biases we see in clinical studies show up in our AI tools. Read more at the link below.
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AI in EM: Understanding Bias and Errors Through the Lens of Scientific Studies - EB Medicine
This is the third in a series on AI in Emergency Medicine. You can find the previous posts here. You wouldn’t trust a study with terrible methodology—so why trust an AI…
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April 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Do you really know knee pain? 🤔 Test your skills as I put T.R. Eckler MD in the hot seat with key questions on diagnosing and managing knee pain in the ED! 🏥💥 Think you’ve got the answers? Tune in and find out!

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#FOAMed #EmergencyMedicine #KneePain
Knee Pain - EB Medicine
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R. Eckler, MD discuss the March 2025 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Emergency Department Management of Knee Pain
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March 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Just like a clinical study, AI models go through data collection, hypothesis testing, validation, and peer review before they’re used in patient care.

#2 in a series on AI in Emergency Medicine: How AI Mirrors Scientific Research in Medicine foamed.ebmedicine.net/general-emer...
How AI Development Mirrors Scientific Research - EB Medicine
This is the second in a series on AI in Emergency Medicine. You can find the first post here. Introduction  Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing emergency medicine, making diagnosis faster…
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March 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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🚑💡 Kicking off a new series: AI in Emergency Medicine!

AI is here, but what does it really mean for EM providers? This first post in the series breaks down the basics, real-world applications, and key considerations.
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AI in the Emergency Department: What You Need to Know  - EB Medicine
Introduction  Artificial intelligence (AI) is making its way into emergency medicine faster than ever. From analyzing x-rays to predicting which patients are about to crash, AI has the potential to…
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February 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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🚨 Rural EM & Traumatic ICH 🚨

How do you manage head trauma when neurosurgery is miles away? 🏥🚑 Dr. Ashley Weisman breaks down key strategies for rural EDs in this must-listen #FOAMed podcast. Search EMplify by EB Medicine or at 🎧👇 foamed.ebmedicine.net/podcast/rura...
Rural EM and Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage - An Interview with Ashley Weisman, MD - EB Medicine
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD interviews Ashley Weisman, MD about her career in rural emergency medicine, and the February 2025 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Management of Traumatic Intracrani...
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February 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Flu cases are surging across the U.S., RSV is declining, and COVID-19 is trending down—but there’s also a new Ebola outbreak in Uganda. With symptom overlap between these illnesses, a detailed travel & exposure history is critical for proper diagnosis.
February 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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🧠🚑 New Podcast Alert! 🚑🧠

Join me and Dr. Erin D’Agostino as we dive into the latest on traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (ICH)—management strategies, risk assessment, and critical decision-making in the ED. 🎙️

#emergencymedicine #trauma #intracranialhemmorhage
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Traumatic ICH - An Interview with Erin D'Agostino, MD - EB Medicine
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD interviews Erin D'Agostino, MD about the February 2025 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Management of Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage in the Emergency Department
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February 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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CT imaging is complementary to endoscopy in assessing alkali esophageal injuries, especially in critically ill patients. Listen for free by searching EMplify by EB Medicine in your podcast app or online here: foamed.ebmedicine.net/podcast/alka... #emergencymedicine #toxicology
Alkali Exposure - EB Medicine
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R. Eckler, MD discuss the January 2025 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Alkali Exposure: An Evidence-Based Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment
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January 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM