by Erica Lee, Richard Hoang, Shankar Sethuraman | Jul 18, 2019 | Grand Round Summaries, Neurology, Trauma
In the final post of this 3-part series on concussions, Dr. Erica Lee discusses how to recognize and manage post-concussion complications, and hopes to raise awareness on the legislation and public health burden around concussions. If you haven’t already, please...
by Erica Lee, Richard Hoang, Shankar Sethuraman | Jul 11, 2019 | Grand Round Summaries, Neurology, Trauma
Welcome to Part 2 of our series on concussions. In this post, Dr. Erica Lee reviews how to make the diagnosis of concussion and manage these patients in the ED. You can review Part 1 of the series for an up-to-date definition of a concussion and Part 3 for a...
by Erica Lee, Richard Hoang, Shankar Sethuraman | Jun 27, 2019 | Grand Round Summaries, Neurology, Trauma
Head injuries are commonly seen in the emergency department and a large group of these patients will subsequently be diagnosed with a concussion. In this three-part series, we will summarize the most up to date definition of a concussion (Part 1), review how to make...
by Richard Hoang | Jun 20, 2019 | Critical Care, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation, Trauma
Even without an interest in military or high treat medicine, the science from military conflicts can have a significant influence on the medicine you practice. In fact, a lot can be learned in times of stress and conflict, and every Emergency Physician should have at...
by Michael Hale, Richard Hoang, Shankar Sethuraman | Jun 13, 2019 | Grand Round Summaries, Neurology
Ischemic stroke is one of Canada’s leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Over the last 30 years, we have observed rapid advances concerning how we identify, respond to, and treat patients with acute ischemic stroke. Because this topic is so vast, the focus of...
by Harrison Carmichael, Richard Hoang, Shankar Sethuraman | Jun 6, 2019 | Grand Round Summaries, Mass Casualty / Disaster, Quality Improvement, Resuscitation, Trauma
A Code Orange is a hospital-scale response to any event or group of events that results in a patient influx that outstrips available hospital resources. It realigns the way the hospital functions to support the emergency department and rapidly increases the number of...
by Adam Parks, Richard Hoang, Shankar Sethuraman | May 23, 2019 | Airway, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation
Securing definitive control of a threatened airway is a fundamental skill in the care of critically ill patients and remains an ever-popular topic of discussion in Emergency Medicine. As Emergency Medicine providers, we find few procedures as satisfying or potentially...
by Leo Carroll, Richard Hoang, Shankar Sethuraman | May 9, 2019 | Grand Round Summaries, OBGYN, Patient Advocacy
This article discusses the patient perspective of early pregnancy loss in the ED. We will define the quality gap as it pertains to ED care for patients with early pregnancy loss. We will then look at patient-centered communication strategies for counseling and...
by Bo Zheng, Richard Hoang, Shankar Sethuraman | May 2, 2019 | Grand Round Summaries
IV fluid is a drug Intravenous fluid administration is the second most common medical intervention next to supplemental oxygen.1 Over 200 million liters of normal saline (NS) is used in the United States annually.2 Intravenous fluids, like any other drug, should be...
by Nick Schouela, Richard Hoang, Shankar Sethuraman | Apr 25, 2019 | Airway, Grand Round Summaries, Quality Improvement, Resuscitation
A checklist is a physical, cognitive aid that lists essential actions required for a task to compensate for limitations in human memory. While checklists have been around forever, the concept of checklists in medicine is much newer. Medical checklists have been...
