Table 3.
Rank Order of Posts in the Renal and Genitourinary SOAR Review by rMETRIQ Score
| Subtopic | Name of First Author | Name of Blog Post | URL | Level of Trainee (Starred = Author; Unstarred = Team's Recommendation) | rMETRIQ score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculus of urinary tract (renal colic) | Helman, Anton |
Journal Jam 3 – Ultrasound vs CT for Renal Colic View Larger Image |
https://emergencymedicinecases.com/ultrasound-vs-ct-for-renal-colic/ | Junior, senior, attending | 20 |
| Calculus of urinary tract (renal colic) | Chartier, Lucas | Episode 5: Renal Colic, Toxicology Update & Body Packers | https://emergencymedicinecases.com/episode-5-renal-colic-toxicology-update-body-packers/ | Clerk, intern, junior, senior, attending | 19 |
| Calculus of urinary tract (renal colic) | Swaminathan, Anand | Optimal First Line Analgesia in Ureteric Colic | https://coreem.net/journal-reviews/analgesia-ureteric-colic/ | Intern, junior, senior, attending | 19 |
| Topic not on list (Foley catheter problems) | Schneider, Aaron | Foley Catheter Patients: Common ED Presentations / Management / Pearls & Pitfalls | http://www.emdocs.net/foley-catheter-patients-common-ed-presentations-management-pearls-pitfalls/ | Intern, junior, senior | 19 |
| Calculus of urinary tract (renal colic) | Firestone, Daniel | Top 10 reasons NOT to order a CT scan for suspected renal colic | https://www.aliem.com/2014/04/top-10-reasons-order-ct-scan-suspected-renal-colic/ | Intern, junior, senior, attending | 19 |
| Cystitis | Sahsi, Rupinder | Diagnosing Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections | http://epmonthly.com/article/diagnosing-pediatric-urinary-tract-infections/ | Clerk, intern, junior, senior, attending | 18 |
| Hemolytic uremic syndrome | Swartz, Jordan | Hemolytic uremic syndrome | https://wikem.org/w/index.php?title=Hemolytic_uremic_syndrome&redirect=no | Intern, junior, senior | 18 |
| Urinary retention | Benitez, Javier | First ALiEM journal article: Trial of void for acute urinary retention | https://www.aliem.com/2013/03/trial-of-void-acute-urinary-retention/ | Clerk, intern, junior, senior, attending | 18 |
| Calculus of urinary tract (renal colic) | Shih, Jeffrey | Ultrasound For The Win: 46F with Right Abdominal and Flank Pain #US4TW | https://www.aliem.com/2015/02/ultrasound-win-46f-right-abdominal-flank-pain-us4tw/ | Clerk, intern, junior, senior | 18 |
| Calculus of urinary tract (renal colic) | Swaminathan, Anand | Medical Expulsion Therapy with Tamsulosin in Ureteral Colic | http://www.emdocs.net/medical-expulsion-therapy-with-tamsulosin-in-ureteral-colic/ | Junior, senior, attending | 17 |
| Calculus of urinary tract (renal colic) | Swaminathan, Anand | Medical Expulsion Therapy in Ureteral Colic: An Update | http://rebelem.com/medical-expulsion-therapy-in-ureteral-colic-an-update/ | Junior, senior, attending | 17 |
| Calculus of urinary tract (renal colic) | Swaminathan, Anand | Medical Expulsive Therapy (MET) in Renal Colic | https://coreem.net/journal-reviews/medical-expulsive-therapy-met-in-renal-colic/ | Junior, senior, attending | 17 |
| Calculus of urinary tract (renal colic) | Chitnis, Subhanir | Nephrolithiasis: Diagnosis and Management in the ED | http://www.emdocs.net/nephrolithiasis-diagnosis-management-ed/ | Junior, senior, attending | 17 |
| Pyelonephritis | Nickson, Chris | Urosepsis | https://lifeinthefastlane.com/ccc/urosepsis/ | Clerk, intern, junior | 17 |
| Dysuria | Lin, Michelle | Paucis Verbis card: Urinary tract infection | https://www.aliem.com/2010/02/paucis-verbis-card-urinary-tract-infection/ | Intern, junior, senior | 17 |
| Cystitis | Shenvi, Christina | Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infection in Older Adults: Diagnosis and Treatment (Part 1) | https://www.aliem.com/2014/03/uncomplicated-urinary-tract-infection-older-adults-diagnosis-treatment-1/ | Preclerk, clerk, intern, junior, senior | 17 |
| Cystitis | Shenvi, Christina | Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections in Older Adults: Diagnosis and Treatment (Part 2) | https://www.aliem.com/2014/04/uncomplicated-urinary-tract-infections-older-adults-diagnosis-treatment-part-2/ | Preclerk, clerk, intern, junior, senior, attending | 17 |
| Acute and chronic renal failure | LaPietra, Alexis | Piperacillin/Tazobactam and Risk of Acute Kidney Injury with Vancomycin | https://www.aliem.com/2014/05/piperacillin-tazobactam-acute-kidney-injury/ | Junior, senior | 17 |
| Calculus of urinary tract (renal colic) | Intravenous lidocaine for renal colic | https://www.aliem.com/2018/02/intravenous-lidocaine-for-renal-colic/ | Intern, junior, senior, attending | 17 | |
| Hematuria | Saunders, Fiona | Investigating microscopic haematuria in blunt abdominal trauma | https://bestbets.org/bets/bet.php?id=41 | Junior, senior, attending | 16 |
| Urinary retention | Rezaie, Salim | Urinary Retention: Rapid Drainage or Gradual Drainage to Avoid Complications? | http://rebelem.com/urinary-retention-rapid-drainage-gradual-drainage-avoid-complications/ | Junior, senior, attending | 16 |
| Calculus of urinary tract (renal colic) | Milne, Ken | SGEM#202: Lidocaine for Renal Colic? | http://thesgem.com/2018/01/sgem202-lidocaine-for-renal-colic/ | Intern, junior, senior, attending | 16 |
| Calculus of urinary tract (renal colic) | Wightman, Rachel | Ultrasonography vs CT in Renal Colic | https://coreem.net/journal-reviews/ultrasonography-vs-ct-in-renal-colic/ | Intern, junior, senior, attending | 16 |
| Hemolytic uremic syndrome | Long, Brit | EM@3AM – Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome | http://www.emdocs.net/em3am-hemolytic-uremic-syndrome/ | Junior, senior, attending | 16 |
| Gangrene of the scrotum (Fournier's gangrene) | Cohen, Paul | How do we misdiagnose and mismanage necrotizing fasciitis? | http://www.emdocs.net/misdiagnose-mismanage-necrotizing-fasciitis/ | Junior, senior, attending | 16 |
| Gangrene of the scrotum (Fournier's gangrene) | Santistevan, Amie | Necrotizing Fasciitis: Pearls & Pitfalls | http://www.emdocs.net/necrotizing-fasciitis-pearls-pitfalls/ | Preclerk, clerk, intern, junior, senior, attending | 16 |
| Urinary retention | Fox, Sean | Urinary Retention in Kids | http://pedemmorsels.com/urinary-retention-in-kids/ | Junior | 16 |
| Torsion | Shih, Jeffrey | Ultrasound For The Win: 22M with Scrotal Pain #US4TW | https://www.aliem.com/2015/02/ultrasound-win-22m-scrotal-pain-us4tw/ | Junior, senior, attending | 16 |
| Genital lesions | Lin, Michelle | Paucis Verbis: Genital Ulcers | https://www.aliem.com/2012/05/paucis-verbis-genital-ulcers/ | Clerk, intern, junior, senior | 16 |
| Pyelonephritis | Long, Brit | Pyelonephritis: It's not always so straightforward… | http://www.emdocs.net/pyelonephritis-its-not-always-so-straightforward/ | Preclerk, clerk, intern, junior, senior, attending | 16 |
| Topic not on list | Sparks, Matt | Renal Fellow Network: Top nephrology‐related stories of 2016 | http://renalfellow.blogspot.com/2016/12/top-nephrology-related-stories-of-2016_25.html | Junior, senior, attending | 16 |
| Epididmitis/Orchitis | Shih, Jeffrey | Ultrasound For The Win! Case – 64M with Fever and Scrotal Pain #US4TW | https://www.aliem.com/2018/02/ultrasound-for-the-win-case-fever-scrotal-pain-us4tw/ | Intern, junior, senior, attending | 16 |
| Calculus of urinary tract (renal colic) | Lin, Michelle | Author Insight: Ultrasonography versus CT for suspected nephrolithiasis | NEJM | https://www.aliem.com/2015/03/author-insight-ultrasonography-versus-ct-for-suspected-nephrolithiasis-nejm/ | Junior, senior, attending | 16 |
| Calculus of urinary tract (renal colic) | Swaminathan, Anand | Alpha Blockers in Renal Colic: A Systematic Review | http://rebelem.com/alpha-blockers-in-renal-colic-a-systematic-review/ | Junior, senior, attending | 16 |
SOAR = Systematic Online Academic Resource.