Confronting the Storm: The Overactive Thyroid
“When You Hear Hooves, Think Horse, Not Zebra” – Dr. Theodore Woodward This above sentence is a dictum that every medical student has heard at some... Read more.
BHP Corner – Atrial Fibrillation
It’s time for another BHP Corner! This quarterly submission by the Base Hospital Physician Group for the RPPEO , aims to discuss topics specific to prehos... Read more.
BHP Corner – Pain and Analgesia
Pain – To Treat or Not to Treat, that is NOT the question! Every day, paramedics respond to patients in pain. Pain is responsible for approximate... Read more.
BHP Corner – Death After Trauma
Traumatic Cardiac Arrest Paramedics often respond to patients who have no vital signs after being involved in a traumatic event. These cases are especial... Read more.
BHP Corner – To TOR or not to TOR?
Medical Cardiac Arrest – To TOR or Not To TOR? Base Hospital Physicians Corner – or BHP Corner – is a new web-series we are introducing... Read more.
New PTM Blog: Prehospital and Transport Medicine
#EMOttawaPTMBlog The EMOttawa Blog is excited to announce a new series joining our Blog Family : The Prehospital and Transport Medicine Blog Series. I... Read more.
HIV in the ED : Part 2
In PART 1 of our HIV in the ED Blog series, we explored the importance of diagnosing HIV in the ED, and the approach to the diagnosis. In PART 2, we hope to ... Read more.
HIV in the ED : Part 1
When it comes to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the ED, the most medically interesting pathology is in the acute presentation of AIDS-defining opportunis... Read more.
Urinary Tract Infection: All your questions answered
How many times a shift do you consider a urinary tract infection? As Emergency physicians, you make and/or consider urinary tract infection (UTI) multipl... Read more.
Living with Shiftwork – Part 1
Sleep and food are truly amongst the most basic of needs – in fact, they’re on the same level as breathing (and excretion!) on Maslow’s pyramid of needs. ... Read more.