I Love Urgent Care

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Urgent care rules for real clinical pressure.

The gist

I Love Urgent Care turns urgent care medicine into blunt, usable decision rules. Episodes move from acid-base labs and antibiotics to suicide risk, wound anesthesia, patient rapport, and the judgment needed when a routine visit starts looking dangerous.

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About I Love Urgent Care

I Love Urgent Care is medical education with the pace of a crowded clinic shift. It is practical first. The show takes urgent care, emergency medicine, and primary care problems and turns them into rules a clinician can use while rooms are filling and decisions are stacking up. A boxer fracture is not just a hand injury if the story hints at suicide risk. A sleepy pulmonary patient is not just tired if the blood gas points toward retained carbon dioxide. A normal wrist x-ray does not end the case when the snuffbox story still says scaphoid fracture. Episodes move through acid-base interpretation, antibiotics, wound anesthesia, hyponatremia, shoulder bursitis, abnormal vital signs, and the mental habits behind missed diagnoses. The tone is intense and teaching-room direct. It repeats the point until the point becomes usable. The show is especially interested in the gap between knowing medicine and thinking medically. That means bias, metacognition, documentation, risk mitigation, and the discipline of stopping when something does not fit. Legal exposure is never far away. Malpractice stories and charting advice sit beside clinical pearls because the show treats both as part of real practice. Communication also matters. Patient likability, staff rapport, tone of voice, open-ended questions, advocacy, and teamwork are presented as clinical tools, not soft extras. Some episodes include interview segments, including emergency medicine and residency training perspectives, but the dominant mode remains brisk instruction. It suits clinicians who want concrete practice changes from each episode. It is not gentle background listening. It is dense, repetitive in a deliberate way, and aimed at people who are actively building safer urgent care judgment.

Made for: Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, urgent care clinicians, emergency medicine clinicians, and primary care providers who manage acutely ill or uncertain patients. It best suits listeners who want direct clinical teaching with practical risk-management habits.

What sets it apart: The show pairs bedside decision rules with malpractice-aware documentation, patient communication, and real-time teaching repetition. It feels less like a polished interview feed and more like a working clinical course built around what to do next.

In their own words

Welcome to "I Love Urgent Care," the essential podcast for urgent care professionals! Formerly known as "TALK EM," this series is dedicated to those who thrive in the fast-paced environment of urgent care medicine. Each episode dives deep into the practical aspects of urgent care, from clinical tips and updates to managing common challenges. Join our host, an experienced urgent care expert, as they bring you insightful interviews with leading physicians, practical advice, and the latest trends and innovations in the field. Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or new to the scene, "I Love Urgent Care" equips you with the knowledge and inspiration you need to excel in urgent care medicine. T…

As heard by us

Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026

I Love Urgent Care turns acute-care knowledge into repeatable clinical reasoning, with particular attention to escalation, cognitive bias, and practical decision-making.

John Bolzki keeps I Love Urgent Care close to the decisions that make acute care difficult: spotting what does not fit, interpreting findings in sequence, and knowing when a patient needs escalation.

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Why you'd press play

One unexplained fast pulse, and your autopilot is off the clock.

Press play if you want

  • to ask why a vital sign looks wrong before you move on
  • a way through pH and carbon dioxide that you can practice, not just memorize
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Episodes

  1. 1

    Suicide Risk in Urgent Care: The Question That Saved a 22-Year-Old's Life

    An urgent care doctor recounts how a nurse's suggestion led him to ask a young patient about suicidal thoughts, uncovering a serious mental health crisis.

    Feb 19, 2026·8m
  2. 2

    Down and Dirty Acid Base

    Hidden gem

    Look at the pH first.

    Jun 21, 2025·1h 9m·4 clips
  3. 3

    Secrets of Urgent Care & Emergency Medicine

    A doctor explains the difference between vertical and horizontal patients in urgent care and emphasizes the importance of emotional intelligence and likability for successful patient interactions.

    Apr 17, 2025·5m
  4. 4

    Antibiotics Update

    A medical educator uses mnemonics to teach antibiotic categories, their uses, and side effects for urgent care and primary care practitioners.

    Feb 19, 2025·10m
  5. 5

    The 3 Pearls to Painless Wound Care from CME4Life

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    Jan 22, 2025·6m
  6. 6

    Heart Blocks

    Nov 27, 2024·9m
  7. 7

    Pearls of Arrhythmias

    John Blinsky of CME for Life teaches foundational tachyarrhythmia recognition through three categories: sinus rhythms, fibrillations, and tachycardias.

    Nov 20, 2024·20m·1 clip
  8. 8

    How to think in Urgent Care

    Hidden gem

    John Bielinski of See Me For Life delivers a conference lecture on six clinical mindsets for urgent care practitioners, framing them as tools for staying out of legal and professional trouble rather than simply for medical accuracy.

    Nov 12, 2024·25m·1 clip
  9. 9

    Welcome to Urgent Care Medicine

    Nov 5, 2024·4m
  10. 10

    Critical Cardiology Pearls

    Oct 28, 2024·3m
  11. 11

    The Critical Mindset for Urgent Care Medicine!

    Oct 28, 2024·13m
  12. 12

    Talk EM 60 Minutes with John Bielinski & Class!

    Hidden gem

    John Bielinski delivers a live 60-minute Talk EM board review session for PA and NP licensing exam candidates, covering rapid-fire bullet points across emergency medicine, internal medicine, and psychiatry.

    Oct 21, 2024·59m·4 clips
  13. 13

    TALK EM: Cardiology Part 2 with John

    Oct 14, 2024·6m
  14. 14

    Soap Notes: Decision Making in Emergency Medicine- Hurricane Update

    Oct 7, 2024·5m
  15. 15

    Cardiology Part 1 with John Bielinski!

    Oct 7, 2024·7m
  16. 16

    The Fundamentals of Emergency Medicine

    Sep 30, 2024·18m
  17. 17

    TALK EM Eyes Part 4

    Sep 23, 2024·14m
  18. 18

    TALK EM Eyes Part 3

    Sep 16, 2024·15m
  19. 19

    Talk EM Eyes Part 2

    Sep 9, 2024·20m
  20. 20

    TALK EM Eyes Part 1

    Sep 2, 2024·11m
  21. 21

    Rapid Response: Managing Tachyarrhythmias in Emergency Medicine

    Aug 26, 2024·20m
  22. 22

    Silent Threats: Understanding Sleep Apnea and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

    Aug 19, 2024·2m
  23. 23

    Pulse on CHF: Critical Insights for EM Professionals

    Aug 12, 2024·17m
  24. 24

    Emergency Medicine Insights: Passive vs. Active Thinking

    Aug 5, 2024·15m
  25. 25

    TALK EM: All things COPD

    Jul 29, 2024·58m
  26. 26

    Secrets to Abdominal Pain on TALK EM

    Jul 22, 2024·16m
  27. 27

    TALK EM Critical Care In Emergency Medicine

    Jul 15, 2024·16m
  28. 28

    Rapid Response to Gastritis: Critical Insights for Emergency Medicine PAs

    Jul 8, 2024·23m
  29. 29

    TALK EM: Emergency Medicine Pearls

    Jul 1, 2024·8m
  30. 30

    TALK EM: Vital Signs

    Jun 24, 2024·29m
  31. 31

    TALK EM: SYNCOPE

    Jun 17, 2024·20m
  32. 32

    TALK EM Candidiasis Infections

    Jun 10, 2024·27m
  33. 33

    TALK EM: Pearls of Hyperkalemia

    Jun 3, 2024·8m
  34. 34

    Respiratory Failure: Understanding the Basics!

    May 27, 2024·6m
  35. 35

    Breath of Knowledge: Decoding Lung Sounds in Pulmonary Assessments

    May 20, 2024·6m
  36. 36

    Vasculitis Explained: Key Facts about GCA and Kawasaki Disease

    May 13, 2024·11m
  37. 37

    TALK EM: GIB

    Apr 19, 2024·9m
  38. 38

    Clinical Pearls

    Apr 2, 2024·18m
  39. 39

    Seas Of Knowledge Continued: Antiemetics and Gastroenteritis

    Mar 20, 2024·13m
  40. 40

    "Seas of Knowledge: Navigating EKGs and Valve Dynamics with John Bielinski (Amidst the Cruise Ship Waves)"

    Mar 13, 2024·19m
  41. 41

    EKG Unveiled: Exploring the Secrets of Contiguous Leads"

    Feb 14, 2024·12m
  42. 42

    TALK EM: Navigating Emergency Medicine with John Bielinski & Michael Caplan"

    Hidden gem

    John Bielinski, a PA and educator, interviews Michael Kaplan, a PA with nearly 20 years of emergency medicine experience who supervises 50 PAs and founded an online EM certificate program in South Florida.

    Feb 6, 2024·49m·3 clips
  43. 43

    TALK EM: Chest Pain and The Heart Score

    Feb 2, 2024·12m
  44. 44

    TALK EM: EKG Mastery with John Bielinski -Unlocking the Code

    Jan 25, 2024·12m
  45. 45

    Unlocking Medical Malpractice: A Conversation with Sally Broad on TALK EM

    John Balinski interviews Sally Broad, a nurse-turned-attorney with 27 years of experience in medical malpractice defense, about her work and an upcoming conference talk.

    Jan 16, 2024·46m
  46. 46

    Talk EM: ENT Focus with John Bielinski

    John Bielinski uses a metaphor about a garbage strike in New York City to argue that treating sinusitis and otitis media requires addressing the underlying environmental and immune factors rather than just prescribing medications.

    Jan 15, 2024·1h 17m
  47. 47

    Demystifying Syphilis: Insights with John Bielinski

    Dec 29, 2023·10m
  48. 48

    Post Traumatic Stress in EM

    Dec 7, 2023·11m
  49. 49

    Urgent Care Medical Malpractice - The 5 Trigger Points

    Dec 1, 2023·17m
  50. 50

    Combat Medicine: Practical Pearls from the Front Lines

    Oct 12, 2023·58m