by Joe Vipond | Jan 20, 2020 | Featured, Physician Wellness
I’ll admit it, I’m scared. Every day, my newsfeed is filled with more news stories and scientific papers underlining the fact that our society’s current trajectory is akin to suicide as a species. As someone who has grown accustomed to civilization,...
by Lisa Fischer | Jan 19, 2020 | Featured, Physician Wellness
It’s hard to believe that EMOttawa and CAEP (Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians) are hosting the 4th annual Canadian Emergency Medicine Wellness Week (January 20th to 24th 2020)! Over the years, we’ve published blog posts from EM leaders across the country...
by Bo Zheng, Alex Coutin | Jan 16, 2020 | Airway, cardiac arrest, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation
What is pulseless electric activity (PEA)? Pulseless electrical activity is diagnosed based on a patient having an organized, non-shockable rhythm and no palpable pulse. However, PEA is not always a cardiac arrest state. In many cases, patients with PEA have...
by Shou Peng, Shahbaz Syed | Jan 9, 2020 | Featured, Most Viewed, Ultrasound
Point of Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) for the evaluation and diagnosis of gallbladder related disease is becoming commonplace in the Emergency Department. Here, we present a quiz to test your knowledge, some answers, and helpful tips and tricks to enhance your gallbladder...
by EMOttawa | Jan 9, 2020 | Featured
Case 2 34 year old female presenting with vomiting and abdominal pain for 3 days. She has required antiemetic therapy in the ED, and on your assessment she has a POSITIVE sonographic Murphy’s sign. ...
by EMOttawa | Jan 9, 2020 | Featured
Case 4 A 34-year-old male presents with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea for the past 24 hours. He has required antiemetics and fluids in the ED. On your sonographic assessment, you note that the patient did NOT have a sonographic Murphy’s sign. ...
by EMOttawa | Jan 9, 2020 | Featured
Case 8 A 54-year-old female with a history of liver cirrhosis presents with vomiting requiring antiemetics at triage. On your sonographic assessment, you note that the patient did NOT have a sonographic Murphy’s. ...
by EMOttawa | Jan 9, 2020 | Featured
Case 1 54 year old female presents with nausea and vomiting for the past 48 hours. She is asymptomatic in the Emergency Department. On your assessment, you note that the patient DID NOT have a sonographic murphy’s sign. ...
by EMOttawa | Jan 9, 2020 | Featured
Case 5 A 64-year-old male presents with nausea for the past two weeks, but is asymptomatic in the ED. On your sonographic assessment, you note that the patient did NOT have a sonographic Murphy’s sign. Please go to...
by EMOttawa | Jan 9, 2020 | Featured
Case 3 A 54-year-old male presents with nausea and vomiting for 8 hours. He has had recurrent symptoms fo the past 3 months, but is currently asymptomatic in the ED. On your sonographic assessment you note that the patient did not have a positive sonographic...
