Ultrasound Guided Peripheral IVs
What do you do when expert nurses tell you they can’t obtain IV access? Do you spend 20 minutes performing an invasive central line? Does your resident finall... Read more.
PoCUS Pearl – Tibial Nerve Block
Ever tried injecting local anesthetic into the bottom of someone’s foot? If you have, you’ll understand the incredible pain and difficulty in trying to anes... Read more.
PoCUS Pearl – Measuring Fetal Heart Rate
We often talk about PoCUS for first-trimester bleeding. Is there an IUP? NDIUP? IDK? Yet one of the most common questions patients ask is; “Can you see the he... Read more.
Test characteristics of point-of-care ultrasonography in patients with acute kidney injury.
Methodology: 2.5/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5d Gaudreau-Simard M, et al. Ultrasound J. 2024 Feb 22;16(1):15. doi: 10.1186/s13089-023-00352-3. Question and Methods: The a... Read more.
Is Shift Work Shortening your Life?
Social media headlines and evolving literature have highlighted the abysmal life expectancy of emergency room doctors. For example, Dr. Ken Milne, the creator b... Read more.
A Dive into Drowning – Part Two
Previously in Part One, we reviewed the pathophysiology and pre-hospital management of patients who experienced non-fatal and fatal drownings. Now, in Part Tw... Read more.
A Dive into Drowning – Part One
Drowning accounts for over 360,000 worldwide deaths annually, including the deaths of hundreds of Canadians., Despite this, accurate drowning statistics remain ... Read more.
Early Restrictive or Liberal Fluid Management for Sepsis-Induced Hypotension
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3/5 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Prevention and Early Treatment of Acute Lung Injury Clinical Trials Network; et al. Â... Read more.
EMOttawa Podcast! Tick Borne Illness Part 2: Anaplasmosis
Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on SpotifyListen on Google PodcastsListen on StitcherEMOttawa Podcast Episode 6Tick Borne Illness Part 2 - Anaplasmosis
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EMOttawa Podcast! Tick Borne Illness Part 1: Lyme Disease
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EMOttawa Podcast Episode 5
Tick Borne Illness Part I - Lyme Disease
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