Dr. Chatbot Will See You Now
If you’re wondering about the hype with chatbots in medicine, perhaps it’s because they’re nothing new: the…
About Ryan Patrick Radecki, MD, MS
Ryan Patrick Radecki, MD, MS, is an emergency physician and informatician with Christchurch Hospital in Christchurch,
New Zealand. He is the Annals of Emergency
Medicine podcast co-host and Journal Club editor and can be found on Twitter @emlitofnote.
Posts by Ryan Patrick Radecki, MD, MS
Masks: The Good, the Bad, and Systematic Reviews
At least as important as carving out the time to read new studies, it is important to…
An Incorrect Report on Emergency Department Diagnostic Errors
In 1999, the Institute of Medicine published a report entitled, “To Err Is Human,” that estimated 44,000…
There Are Only Four Effective Interventions in Emergency Medicine
Every generation of emergency physicians can tell a whiplash-inducing story of a medical reversal from their training,…
New Adventures (and Studies!) in Fluid Resuscitation
For a ubiquitous intervention such as intravenous fluid resuscitation, it’s a surprise to see reassessment continuing apace….
Diagnosing Sepsis, the Next Generation
Whether in the context of febrile illness, mild delirium, or the dreaded “weak and dizzy,” sepsis lurks…
Current Findings, Reports from the 2022 International Stroke Conference
Each year, the world’s neurologists gather to unveil their latest innovations at the International Stroke Conference (ISC)….
Fewer Scans, More Blood Thinners in Pulmonary Embolism?
There will someday be a time when COVID is not the most likely diagnosis, and all our…
2021’s Literature in Review: TXA, tPA, Fluids, Antibiotics, and Minor Miracles
We come now to the end of 2021, a year of hope, dismay, followed again by hope,…
Data Supporting Therapeutic Hypothermia for Cardiac Arrest Aren’t So Hot
The idea of cooling survivors from cardiac arrest has a long and storied history. In perhaps the…