by Nate Murray, Eusang Ahn | Oct 3, 2024 | Commentary, Featured, Radiology, Ultrasound
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is often taught to answer binary questions, like, “Is there free fluid in the abdomen?” However, when we combine POCUS images with clinical documentation, we are telling a story — and every good story has a beginning,...
by Eusang Ahn | Sep 26, 2024 | Commentary, Critical Care, Featured, Neurology, pharmacology, Resuscitation
I wrote this piece because understanding diseases by framing them as high or low levels of dopamine, acetylcholine, glutamate, or GABA has significantly improved my grasp of their pathophysiology and treatment strategies. Too often, medicine is taught as isolated...
by Kevin Guo | Sep 19, 2024 | Dermatology, Featured, Immunology, Infectious Disease, Pediatrics
In the past year, there’s been a growing concern about the rising number of measles cases globally, including in Canada. This resurgence of measles cases in major centers has sparked worry. But is it something we should truly be alarmed about? How concerned...
by Alie Wudwud | Aug 22, 2024 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease, Radiology, Respirology, Resuscitation
Assessing patients with pleural effusions in the emergency department (ED) can be challenging and nuanced. This is largely due to the lack of guidelines around pleural effusions in the ED. In part one we focused on imaging, diagnosis, and management of parapneumonic...
by Alie Wudwud | Aug 15, 2024 | Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease, Respirology, Resuscitation
Assessing patients with pleural effusions in the emergency department (ED) can be challenging and unclear. This is largely due to the lack of guidelines around pleural effusions in the ED. In this post, I’ve tried to highlight some key information about an approach to...
by Julie Ingratta | Aug 8, 2024 | Featured
Shoulder injuries are a common yet complex presentation in emergency medicine, presenting a unique challenge due to the intricate anatomy and diverse range of potential pathologies, where imaging may not always be helpful. In this post, we will explore the various...
by James Gilbertson | Aug 1, 2024 | Commentary, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Physician Wellness
Social media headlines and evolving literature have highlighted the abysmal life expectancy of emergency room doctors. For example, Dr. Ken Milne, the creator behind The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine, recently shared this post on sobering life-expectancy data...
by Max Zworth | Jul 18, 2024 | Featured
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 concern, recognition, and diagnosis. In this post, we focus on management, the treatment of (strep)...
by Jessica Tat | Jul 4, 2024 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Toxicology
We all know medications can help us feel better and stay healthy but as we are all familiar, sometimes drug interactions can be overlooked and cause significant adverse health outcomes. Drug interactions are common clinical problems that can occur in several different...
by Thariq Badiudeen | Jun 27, 2024 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation, Trauma
For decades, “spinal immobilization”, or spinal motion restriction (SMR) using backboards and cervical collars has been a “cornerstone of EMS protocols, aimed at minimizing secondary spinal cord injuries during trauma patient management. Originating...
