Authors: Brit Long, MD (@long_brit); Manpreet Singh, MD (@MPrizzleER – Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine / Department of Emergency Medicine – Harbor-UCLA Medical Center); Jessica Pelletier, DO, MHPE (APD/Assistant Professor of EM/Attending Physician, University of Missouri-Columbia); and Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK – EM Attending Physician, UT Southwestern Medical Center / Parkland Memorial Hospital)Â
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To our readers and listeners, we appreciate your support this past year. We cannot do what we do without your views/listens, feedback, and assistance.
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Without further ado, here is our list of top posts published in 2025 based on viewership from you, the readers:
Guideline Update: 2025 IDSA Management of Complicated UTI

We start off the list with a guideline update from the IDSA on management of complicated UTI.
US Probe: An Abundance of Artifacts

Jonathan Warren looks at ultrasound artifacts and what you need to know.
This post from Sarah McLeod, Emmanuel Effa, Jimmy Atyera, and Jess Pelletier covers the presentation, evaluation and management of severe malaria.
US Probe: Suprapatellar Recess Injection for Chronic Knee Pain in the Emergency Department – An Effective Approach for Relief
Abdo Zeinoun looks at supra patellar recess injection for chronic knee pain.
EM@3AM: Systematic Approach to Massive Hemorrhage

How do you approach severe hemorrhage? Matt Treasure, Rogelio Martinez, Justin Hacnik, and J.D. Cambron cover this and more.
Upper GI Bleeding Evidence and Controversies Part 1

The emDOCs Podcasts covers the evidence and controversies for upper GI bleeding.
Medical Malpractice Insights: Follow up on test results!

Chuck Pilcher covers the importance of following up test results in a challenging case with positive blood cultures.
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis

We look at cavernous sinus thrombosis, including presentation, evaluation, and management, in this podcast.
Medical Malpractice Insights: Fibroids Found on Ultrasound

Medical Malpractice Insights details a case of confirmation and anchoring bias.
EM@3AM: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Paige Seals and Jess Pelletier dive into systemic lupus erythematosus in EM@3AM series.
Stay tuned for 2026! We have more exciting posts and changes that will improve your practice of EM!