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HIV in the ED : Part 1

HIV in the ED : Part 1

by Alex Viau, Josee Malette, Alex Coutin | Jul 28, 2022 | Addictions, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease, Infectious Disease, Public health

When it comes to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the ED, the most medically interesting pathology is in the acute presentation of AIDS-defining opportunistic infections. However, due to advances in anti-retroviral therapies (ART), you’re much less likely...
Last Gag with Mary Jane: Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS)

Last Gag with Mary Jane: Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS)

by Julie Ingratta, Alex Coutin | Jul 14, 2022 | Addictions, emergency, Featured, Gastroenterology, Grand Round Summaries, Main page, Public health, Toxicology

With legalization, and increased ease of access to marijuana, there is increased focus on the diagnosis of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome, with broader media attention and thus patient awareness to this entity.  History: Cannabis (Cannabis sativa spp.) has been...
Did You Do a Pelvic Exam?

Did You Do a Pelvic Exam?

by Kathleen O'Connell | Apr 21, 2022 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, OBGYN, Public health

The role of the emergency department pelvic exam has come under debate for some time. Clinicians have raised concerns regarding whether or not it changes management, whether or not our findings are reliable, and of course the logistic barriers regarding space, time...
Early Treatment for Covid-19 with SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibody Sotrovimab

Early Treatment for Covid-19 with SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibody Sotrovimab

by Joyes Botros, Jeff Perry, Hans Rosenberg | Apr 18, 2022 | COVID-19, Full Article, Infectious Disease, Journal Club, landmark, Public health

Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Gupta A, et al. N Engl J Med. 2021 Nov 18;385(21):1941-1950. Question and Methods: COMET-ICE trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of sotrovimab in high-risk, mild-to-moderate Covid-19 not requiring oxygen, within 5 days of symptom...
Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine

Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine

by Hans Rosenberg | Jul 26, 2021 | Full Article, Infectious Disease, Journal Club, landmark, Public health

Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4.5/5 Polack FP, et al. N Engl J Med. 2020 Dec 31;383(27):2603-2615. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2034577. Epub 2020 Dec 10. Editorial: SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination – An Ounce (Actually, Much Less) of Prevention. Question/methods: Multinational,...
Vector-Borne Illness P2: the Chikun or Zika?

Vector-Borne Illness P2: the Chikun or Zika?

by Jessica McCallum, Alex Coutin | Oct 15, 2020 | Featured, Global health, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease, Infectious Disease, Public health, Tropical Medicine

In part one of this two-part series, we took a bite out of Lyme disease and Malaria (see what we did there?). In this part, we’ll be covering African tick-bite fever, African sleeping sickness, Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika. Fever in the returning traveler is...
Vector-Borne Illness: Lyme disease and Malaria

Vector-Borne Illness: Lyme disease and Malaria

by Jessica McCallum, Alex Coutin | Sep 24, 2020 | Featured, Global health, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease, Public health, Tropical Medicine

In part one of a two-part series on vector-borne illnesses, we seek to take a deep dive into Lyme disease and Malaria. For more on the other vector-borne illnesses, check out part two!   The only helpful way to distinguish between all these illnesses is the...
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