Author: Talal Alkhaldi

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  • Talal Alkhaldi

    Dr. Alkhaldi is a FRCPC Emergency Medicine resident at the University of Ottawa, and a junior editor with the EMOttawa Blog.

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acute aortic syndrome
Cardiology, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation, Surgery, Trauma

The Aorta Made Me Do It: Cognitive Bias and Acute Aortic Syndrome

by Talal Alkhaldi 1 comment on The Aorta Made Me Do It: Cognitive Bias and Acute Aortic Syndrome
It is three in the morning. A 58-year-old man with hypertension walks in with sudden, severe chest pain. He looks uncomfortable but stable. His ECG is normal. His... Read more.
vision loss
ENT, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Neurology, Ophthalmology

Code Blind: Eye’m losing it! Vision Loss in the ED

by Talal Alkhaldi 1 comment on Code Blind: Eye’m losing it! Vision Loss in the ED
Imagine waking up one day, and the world around you is no longer as you’ve always seen it. The numbers on your alarm clock blur into nothingness, or half of your... Read more.
angioedema
Airway, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation

ACE Inhibitor-Induced Angioedema

by Nate Murray, Talal Alkhaldi 0 comments on ACE Inhibitor-Induced Angioedema
When encountering patients with angioedema, we have historically used a similar approach to anaphylaxis, mostly out of a lack of evidence supporting a particular... Read more.