
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.
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
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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
Down and Dirty Acid Base
Hidden gemLook at the pH first.
Jun 21, 2025·1h 9m·4 clips - 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
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
The 3 Pearls to Painless Wound Care from CME4Life
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Jan 22, 2025·6m - 6
Heart Blocks
Nov 27, 2024·9m - 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
How to think in Urgent Care
Hidden gemJohn 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
Welcome to Urgent Care Medicine
Nov 5, 2024·4m - 10
Critical Cardiology Pearls
Oct 28, 2024·3m - 11
The Critical Mindset for Urgent Care Medicine!
Oct 28, 2024·13m - 12
Talk EM 60 Minutes with John Bielinski & Class!
Hidden gemJohn 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
TALK EM: Cardiology Part 2 with John
Oct 14, 2024·6m - 14
Soap Notes: Decision Making in Emergency Medicine- Hurricane Update
Oct 7, 2024·5m - 15
Cardiology Part 1 with John Bielinski!
Oct 7, 2024·7m - 16
The Fundamentals of Emergency Medicine
Sep 30, 2024·18m - 17
TALK EM Eyes Part 4
Sep 23, 2024·14m - 18
TALK EM Eyes Part 3
Sep 16, 2024·15m - 19
Talk EM Eyes Part 2
Sep 9, 2024·20m - 20
TALK EM Eyes Part 1
Sep 2, 2024·11m - 21
Rapid Response: Managing Tachyarrhythmias in Emergency Medicine
Aug 26, 2024·20m - 22
Silent Threats: Understanding Sleep Apnea and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Aug 19, 2024·2m - 23
Pulse on CHF: Critical Insights for EM Professionals
Aug 12, 2024·17m - 24
Emergency Medicine Insights: Passive vs. Active Thinking
Aug 5, 2024·15m - 25
TALK EM: All things COPD
Jul 29, 2024·58m - 26
Secrets to Abdominal Pain on TALK EM
Jul 22, 2024·16m - 27
TALK EM Critical Care In Emergency Medicine
Jul 15, 2024·16m - 28
Rapid Response to Gastritis: Critical Insights for Emergency Medicine PAs
Jul 8, 2024·23m - 29
TALK EM: Emergency Medicine Pearls
Jul 1, 2024·8m - 30
TALK EM: Vital Signs
Jun 24, 2024·29m - 31
TALK EM: SYNCOPE
Jun 17, 2024·20m - 32
TALK EM Candidiasis Infections
Jun 10, 2024·27m - 33
TALK EM: Pearls of Hyperkalemia
Jun 3, 2024·8m - 34
Respiratory Failure: Understanding the Basics!
May 27, 2024·6m - 35
Breath of Knowledge: Decoding Lung Sounds in Pulmonary Assessments
May 20, 2024·6m - 36
Vasculitis Explained: Key Facts about GCA and Kawasaki Disease
May 13, 2024·11m - 37
TALK EM: GIB
Apr 19, 2024·9m - 38
Clinical Pearls
Apr 2, 2024·18m - 39
Seas Of Knowledge Continued: Antiemetics and Gastroenteritis
Mar 20, 2024·13m - 40
"Seas of Knowledge: Navigating EKGs and Valve Dynamics with John Bielinski (Amidst the Cruise Ship Waves)"
Mar 13, 2024·19m - 41
EKG Unveiled: Exploring the Secrets of Contiguous Leads"
Feb 14, 2024·12m - 42
TALK EM: Navigating Emergency Medicine with John Bielinski & Michael Caplan"
Hidden gemJohn 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
TALK EM: Chest Pain and The Heart Score
Feb 2, 2024·12m - 44
TALK EM: EKG Mastery with John Bielinski -Unlocking the Code
Jan 25, 2024·12m - 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
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
Demystifying Syphilis: Insights with John Bielinski
Dec 29, 2023·10m - 48
Post Traumatic Stress in EM
Dec 7, 2023·11m - 49
Urgent Care Medical Malpractice - The 5 Trigger Points
Dec 1, 2023·17m - 50
Combat Medicine: Practical Pearls from the Front Lines
Oct 12, 2023·58m