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An approach to acute diarrhea

An approach to acute diarrhea

by Robert Suttie, Shahbaz Syed | Sep 10, 2020 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease

Does diarrhea run in your family? Ok, that one’s bad, we apologize. There is significant practice variation when it comes to acute diarrheal illness – fortunately, there are some recommendations to help guide our practices, and in particular, when we...
Echoes: Taking Your POCUS Game to the Next Level

Echoes: Taking Your POCUS Game to the Next Level

by Robert Suttie, Richard Hoang, Shankar Sethuraman | Mar 21, 2019 | Grand Round Summaries, Procedural care, Ultrasound

Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is becoming increasingly prevalent in Emergency Departments (EDs) for diagnostic, procedural, and management purposes. In this post, we will examine some less known, but extremely useful, indications for POCUS. For further information,...
Focus on POCUS: Crackles and Hypotension

Focus on POCUS: Crackles and Hypotension

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...
Focus on POCUS: Ultrasound in Delirium

Focus on POCUS: Ultrasound in Delirium

by Adam Parks, Robert Suttie | Nov 8, 2018 | Featured, Ultrasound

For other POCUS focused cases please see our ultrasound archives Case The next chart you pick up is for an 87 year-old female brought in by EMS from her nursing home for agitation and vomiting. She is afebrile and her vital signs are normal. She has a past medical...
The Anatomy and Physiology of a Resuscitation

The Anatomy and Physiology of a Resuscitation

by Robert Suttie, Richard Hoang | Sep 6, 2018 | Airway, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation, Trauma

Emergency medicine is a diverse specialty. We’ve all had the shift where you go from suturing an elderly woman’s scalp, to managing an anxious patient with chest pain, to running a cardiac arrest as EMS patches in with a trauma. We wear many hats throughout a single...
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