by Hans Rosenberg | Dec 31, 2018 | Full Article, Infectious Disease, Journal Club, Respirology
Methodology Score: 2.5/5 Usefulness Score: 2.5/5 Little P, et al. BMJ. 2017 May 22;357:j2148. Editorial: Controlling antibiotic prescribing for lower respiratory tract infections Scott AM et al. BMJ. 2017 May 22;357:j2398. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j2398....
by Shahbaz Syed | Dec 20, 2018 | Featured, Infectious Disease, Infectious Disease
Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a challenging diagnosis to make in the Emergency Department (ED), with a diagnostic delay occurring in about 75% of patients.[1] To ultimately make a diagnosis of SEA, patients typically require an MRI, and so physicians may often have...
by Hans Rosenberg | Dec 17, 2018 | Featured, Journal Club, Thrombosis
Journal Club Summary Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Kent AP, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 Jul 17;72(3):255-267 Question and Methods: This was a post hoc analysis of the RE-LY trial examining the risk of NSAID use in patients receiving oral anticoagulation (OAC)...
by Robert Suttie | Dec 6, 2018 | Featured, Infectious Disease, Medical Education, Ultrasound, Urology
For other ultrasound cases see our POCUS archives Case Vignette 63-year-old male presents with a two-day history of groin pain and swelling. He has a history of hypertension and smoking. He takes an anti-hypertensive medication and an atypical antipsychotic for...