by Hashim Kareemi | Apr 22, 2021 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation
This comprehensive, 2-part blog post by Dr. Hashim Kareemi reviews the current literature and guidelines on elevated ICP in the emergeny department. Part 1 reviews the pathophysiology and detrimental effects of sustained elevated ICP, and provides an excellent...
by Emma Ferguson | Apr 15, 2021 | All Posts, Cardiology, Grand Round Summaries
It is not uncommon to see patients present to the Emergency Department with Hypertension. One in 4 Canadians has a diagnosis of hypertension, and chronic hypertension is the leading cause of disability-adjusted life expectancy (which considers for the quality of life...
by Tetyana Maniuk | Apr 1, 2021 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, mental health, Psychiatry
In this comprehensive guide, Dr. Tetyana Maniuk, a third-year FRCPC Ottawa Emergency Medicine resident summarizes the existing evidence on anorexia and eating disorders specific to the emergency department. Highlighting everything from signs and symptoms to watch out...
by Graham Wilson | Mar 18, 2021 | All Posts, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Immunology, Main page, Pediatrics
What chief complaint will you manage on both an adult and pediatric emergency shift? When you’re running through differentials for hypotension or shock, what life threatening conditions are on the list? When you think of airways that keep you up at night, scenarios...
by Maeghan Fu | Mar 11, 2021 | Grand Round Summaries, Hematology, Neurosurgery, Resuscitation, Trauma
Tick. Tock. It’s time for a TXA update. This blog post aims to arm you with the most up-to-date knowledge for the use of tranexamic acid (TXA) in the ED. We will review TXA in the context of gastrointestinal bleeding, traumatic brain injuries, hemoptysis,...
by Evelyn Tran | Feb 18, 2021 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Neurology, Radiology
Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a thrombotic disease of the cerebral veins and major dural sinuses. It is a rare kind of venous thromboembolism and can also be thought of as a type of stroke. CVT accounts for 0.5-1% of stroke cases. The annual incidence is 0.2 –...
by Simon Wells | Jan 21, 2021 | Airway, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Procedural care, Respirology
In Part 1 of our 2-part series on Pneumothorax, Dr. Simon Wells walked us through the varying definitions, epidemiology, diagnostic criteria, and imaging findings of pneumothorax including on point of care ultrasound (POCUS). Click here to review Part 1. In...
by Lindsay Cheskes | Jan 7, 2021 | All Posts, COVID-19, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Mass Casualty / Disaster, Resuscitation
In situ simulation, informally thought of as “crash testing the dummy”, is defined as a team-based training technique conducted within the actual patient care environment, involving members of the healthcare team using equipment and resources from the...
by Simon Wells | Dec 17, 2020 | Airway, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Procedural care, Respirology
Pneumothorax is a relatively rare emergency department presentation with a number of controversies existing regarding its management. Over the last decade, the standard of care has shifted from invasive strategies to more conservation management approaches. What...
by Shahbaz Syed | Dec 10, 2020 | Airway, COVID-19, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infographics, Resuscitation, Trauma
I think we’re all pretty much ready for the end of 2020, what a year it has been. It seems fitting that our most viewed article here at EMOttawa this year was on the management of hemorrhoids. Taking a walk down memory lane, we present our 10 most popular posts...