EMRA*Cast Host
Blythe Fiscella, MD
Christiana Care
EM/IM Combined Residency Class of 2026
EMRA*Cast Episodes
12 Essential Tips for New Emergency Medicine Interns
July 15, 2025
July is the most exciting time of the year in the hospital - especially in the Emergency Department, when all of the new interns show up! Join host Blythe Fiscella, MD, and guests Brielle Grote, DO, Andrew Toron, MD, and Emerson Trimble, DO, to glean 12 peer-to-peer pieces of advice for interns reporting for their first shifts.
Pediatric Physical Exam Essentials: Strategies and Best Practices
April 1, 2025
This episode of EMRA Cast features Dr. Jody Kieffer, a pediatric EM attending physician at Nemours Children's Hospital. Dr. Blythe Fiscella, EMRA*Cast host, gets expert advice on examination strategies for pediatric patients. Learn about newborn-specific exams, strategies, and holding techniques to conduct ear and throat exams in toddlers; the use of metered dose inhalers; the appropriate use of ibuprofen and acetaminophen; and guidelines for discharge counseling for bronchiolitic patients.
Mastering Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in the ED
Dec. 15, 2024
Every great resuscitationist needs to understand the fine points of keeping your patients breathing - not only by securing an airway, but also by understanding ongoing ventilation. EMRA*Cast host Blythe Fiscella, MD, reviews pearls and pitfalls of NIPPV with critical care expert Colin McCloskey, MD.
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Against-Medical-Advice Discharges from the ED: Literature and Strategies Review
Every year in the United States, approximately 500,000 patients request to be discharged against medical advice. This can lead to poor outcomes for the patient, ethical turmoil for the physician, and liability for the health care system. Emergency physicians in training need to be equipped with the skills and training to have critical conversations with patients and families.
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8 Tips to Finding a Job During a Global Pandemic
A pandemic has introduced the house of medicine to unprecedented numbers of hiring freezes, suspended bonuses, and scaled-back continuing medical education funds and stipends. Add to that looming cuts by CMS. What does a job search look like in these conditions?
