by Harrison Carmichael, Richard Hoang | Apr 26, 2018 | Cardiology, Featured, Grand Round Summaries
In this post, we will discuss updates and controversies surrounding rate control in Afib, specifically we will: Review the new 2017 CAEP Afib best practices guidelines Review Tachycardia Induced Cardiomyopathy Review Afib and Type 2 ACS Discuss the identification and...
by Shannon Fernando, Jeff Perry, Shahbaz Syed | Apr 23, 2018 | Featured, Infographics
Necrotising soft tissue infections are an significant cause of morbidity and mortality, so an timely diagnosis is critical for the Emergency Physician. Here we discuss the publication of a new systematic review and meta-analysis on this challenging diagnostic entity,...
by Nick Prudhomme, Richard Hoang | Apr 19, 2018 | Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease
Meningitis is defined as the inflammation of the membranes of the brain and/or spinal cord. The incidence of bacterial meningitis is in the range of 5-10 cases per 100,000 patients per year1. Despite modern medical therapy, it is associated with a case fatality rate...
by Hans Rosenberg | Apr 16, 2018 | Infectious Disease, Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Alam N, et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2018 Jan;6(1):40-50. Question and Methods: The authors of this nation-wide open-label RCT studied the mortality effect of pre-hospital antibiotics on febrile patients with one other non-laboratory SIRS criteria...
by Nick Costain, Robert Suttie | Apr 12, 2018 | cardiac arrest, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Trauma
The management of traumatic cardiac arrest differs significantly from the management of medical cardiac arrest, however the management is often lumped together. In this weeks Grand Rounds summary Dr. Nicholas Costain takes us through some controversies in the...