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Angiography after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest without ST-Segment Elevation

Angiography after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest without ST-Segment Elevation

by Chirag Bhat, Hans Rosenberg | Nov 2, 2021 | cardiac arrest, Cardiology, Critical Care, Journal Club

Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Desch S, et al. N Engl J Med. 2021 Aug 29. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2101909. Question and Methods: This multi-center, open label RCT of 558 patients with OHCA without ST elevation on their ECG compared 30-day all-cause mortality...
Anti-Racism and Patient Care in the Emergency Department

Anti-Racism and Patient Care in the Emergency Department

by Chirag Bhat | Feb 25, 2021 | EDI, Featured

Anti-racism is not easy topic to think about. In fact, it’s pretty uncomfortable. As you read this, it’s important to lean into that discomfort and reflect on why you’re feeling that way. Sometimes thinking about equity can leave us feeling unsure of how it applies to...
Early Bird Catches The Burn: Hydrofluoric Acid Treatment

Early Bird Catches The Burn: Hydrofluoric Acid Treatment

by Nicole Mathies, Chirag Bhat, Alexandra Hamelin, Josee Malette | Jan 14, 2021 | Featured, Occupational Health, Toxicology

Case Presentation A 30-year-old male presents to urgent care with a complaint of excruciating pain in his left hand. He is a gardener, and earlier that day had been mixing a solution of pesticides. He had been wearing gardening gloves to open the solutions, including...
Ostomy Issues: Common Presentations in the Emergency Department

Ostomy Issues: Common Presentations in the Emergency Department

by Chirag Bhat, Kevin Durr, Julia Younan | Oct 10, 2019 | Featured, Gastroenterology

Imagine you are working overnight in your local emergency department (ED), your next patient to see is a 52 year old man, with a chief complaint of “Ostomy Issues”. You stare blankly at the screen as you try to remember the basics of an ostomy. What’s normal for an...

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