Author: Emma Ferguson

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Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Neurology

Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage – 2022 AHA/ASA Guidelines

While most strokes we see are ischemic in nature, 10% of stroke presentations are intracerebral hemorrhages (ICH) 1.  However, unlike ischemic strokes that hav... Read more.
Journal Club, Neurology

Intravenous tenecteplase compared with alteplase for acute ischaemic stroke in Canada (AcT): a pragmatic, multicentre, open-label, registry-linked, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial

Methodology: 4.5/5 Usefulness: 5/5 Menon BK, et al. Lancet. 2022 Jul 16;400(10347):161-169. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01054-6. Question and Methods: This multi... Read more.
Featured, Neurology, Neurosurgery

Managing Complications of Acute Stroke Therapy

Acute stroke care is integrated into emergency medicine in many emergency departments across Canada. Whether you are involved in acute stroke care through consu... Read more.
Cardiology, Grand Round Summaries

Boiling Point: Approach to Hypertension in th ED

It is not uncommon to see patients present to the Emergency Department with Hypertension. One in 4 Canadians has a diagnosis of hypertension, and chronic hypert... Read more.