Author: Max Zworth

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  • Max Zworth

    Dr. Zworth is a senior Emergency Medicine resident at the University of Ottawa. His interests include addiction, pain medicine, and sports medicine.

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iGAS
Featured

Invasive Group A Strep (iGAS).. It’s Backkkkk (Part 2)

by Max Zworth 0
In case you missed it, in part 1 of this series, Dr. Zworth discussed the increasing prevalence of invasive Group A Strep (iGAS), the mounting public health con... Read more.
strep
cardiac arrest, Critical Care, Dermatology, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease

Invasive Group A Strep (iGAS).. It’s Backkkk (Part 1)

by Max Zworth 0
In Fall 2023, I was working an evening shift at a community hospital when we got a patch. A 3-year-old girl was being brought in by EMS with an out-of-hospital ... Read more.
NSAIDs
Chronic Pain, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Trauma

Topical NSAIDs for Acute Pain Management

by Chirag Bhat, Max Zworth 0
I was early in my PGY-1 year when I first witnessed an adverse effect from oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). It was a busy morning with long p... Read more.
Buprenorphine ED initiation algorithm
Addictions, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease, Most Viewed, Resuscitation, Toxicology

Buprenorphine: A guide for ED providers

by Max Zworth, Rebecca Seliga 0
The opioid epidemic is not new to ED providers, but many will be shocked to learn about the true extent of the harm caused by opioids in Canada.  In the first ... Read more.
atrial fibrillation
Cardiology, Full Article, Journal Club

Thromboembolic events following cardioversion of acute atrial fibrillation and flutter: a systematic review and meta-analysis

by Max Zworth, Hans Rosenberg, Ian Stiell 0
Wong BM, et al. CJEM. 2021 Jul;23(4):500-511.  Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Question and Methods: Systematic review and meta-analysis of 20 studies to ev... Read more.