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High Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Testing (hs-cTnT) in ACS

High Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Testing (hs-cTnT) in ACS

by Darren Wong, Kate O'Connell | Aug 6, 2020 | Featured

Case: You are the emergency physician taking care of a 45-year-old male who has a background history of hypertension and dyslipidemia for which he is on a ACEi and a statin. He presents with 2.5 hours of ongoing non-radiating chest discomfort while at work. His...
Braving the Electrical Storm in the ED

Braving the Electrical Storm in the ED

by Lindsay Cheskes, Kate O'Connell | May 21, 2020 | cardiac arrest, Cardiology, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation

This post takes a deep dive into the pathophysiology, presentation and management of electrical storm in the emergency department. The management focuses on patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators receiving multiple shocks, patients with polymorphic...
Solid Organ Donation from the Emergency Department – Missed Donor Opportunities

Solid Organ Donation from the Emergency Department – Missed Donor Opportunities

by Jessica McCallum, Kate O'Connell | Apr 9, 2020 | Critical Care, Featured, Pre-Hospital

In this post, we aim to highlight the perspectives of family, physicians, the emergency department and pre-hospital medicine in regards to organ donation. Types of Organ Tissue Donation There are 2 main types of deceased organ donation including neurologic...
Emerging Updates in Septic Shock

Emerging Updates in Septic Shock

by Shannon Fernando, Kate O'Connell | Jan 30, 2020 | Critical Care, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation

In September 2018, Dr. Bram Rochwerg and I wrote a blog post on the treatment of patients with sepsis and septic shock. Much of this was based on the 2016 Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSc) Clinical Practice Guidelines [1]. However, in a little over a year, significant...
We Need to Talk: Communicating with patients

We Need to Talk: Communicating with patients

by Erica Lee, Kate O'Connell | Nov 21, 2019 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Patient Advocacy

During your medical training, how many times did someone watch you talk to a real patient? What about explaining their diagnosis? Or how to take their medications? Have you had a conversation with a patient and felt that you weren’t “speaking the same language”? Good...
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