by emottawa | May 30, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Friedman BW, et al. JAMA. 2015;314(15):1572-1580. Full Article In this pragmatic 3-arm RCT of Naproxen + placebo or cyclobenzaprine or acetaminophen/oxycodone for acute low back...
by emottawa | May 26, 2016 | Grand Round Summaries, OBGYN
The pregnant or postpartum patient presents a unique set of challenges to the emergency physician. Although life-threatening emergencies are relatively rare, they require specialized protocols and different considerations than we’re used to (i.e. medications...
by emottawa | May 24, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3 /5 Seymour CW, et al. JAMA. 2016 Feb 23;315(8):762-74 Abstract Link Editorial: New Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock Continuing Evolution but With Much Still to Be Done Abraham...
by emottawa | May 5, 2016 | Grand Round Summaries, Hematology
We have seen a large surge of the utilization of New Oral Anticoagulants (NOAC’s) in the past few years, as such, it has been a novel challenge when these patients present to the Emergency Department (ED) with life threatening bleeding. Dr. Michael Ho looks to...
by emottawa | May 2, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Fanaroff AC, et al. JAMA. 2015 Nov 10;314(18):1955-65 Abstract Link Methodology Score: 4.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 This meta-analysis found that few clinical variables were strong predictors of ACS amongst ED patients presenting...