PODCAST RCEM: February 2025

Happy Valentine’s Day! This month for the February 2025 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast, we have got a new in EM segments looking at the assessment of PE in younger patients. Becky and Chris detail a guideline on acute adrenal insufficiency, before ending with New Online. If you’d like to email us, please feel free to do so here. After listening, complete a short quiz to have your time accredited for CPD at the RCEMLearning website!

(03:06) New in EM – Using the PERC-35 Rule for PE

• Failure rate of the pulmonary embolism rule-out criteria rule for adults 35 years or younger: Findings from the RIETE Registry (Jossein et al., 2024)
• Age and sex-dependent trends in pulmonary embolism testing and derivation of a clinical decision rule for young patients (Mongan et al., 2015)

(22:35) Guidelines for EM – Glucocorticoid-induced adrenal insufficiency

• European Society of Endocrinology and Endocrine Society Joint Clinical Guideline: Diagnosis and therapy of glucocorticoid-induced adrenal insufficiency (ESE & ESJ, 2024)

(01:04:32) New Online – new articles on RCEMLearning for your CPD

• How to Nail Your Consultant Interview – Hannah Bell
• Assessing (de)Hydration in Children – Nikki Abela
• Medical Assessment of the Pregnant Patient in the Emergency Department – Charlotte Davies, Mark Chester