by Pascale King, Amanda Mattice | Apr 14, 2022 | Cardiology, Featured, Grand Round Summaries
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is encountered with significant frequency in the Emergency Department (ED). In fact, atrial fibrillation is the single most common arrhythmia seen in the ED. As per the 2020 CCS review, AF resulted in 8815 same-day procedures, 76 964 ED...
by Zach MacDonald, Josee Malette | May 6, 2021 | Cardiology, Grand Round Summaries
ECG interpretation is a core and fundamental skill of emergency medicine. Emergency physicians are expected to provide expert ECG interpretation quickly in a busy emergency department environment and initiate emergent and life-saving interventions base on those...
by Robert Suttie, Matthew Lipinski | Feb 15, 2018 | cardiac arrest, Cardiology, Critical Care, Resuscitation, Thrombosis
There are a few specific arrhythmias that we encounter often in the ED that deserve a little bit more thought. Dr. Matthew Lipinski takes us through a few updates in the area beyond the routine basics. For other Grand Rounds Summaries please see our archives. Chronic...
by emottawa | Jan 12, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Freedman SB, Uleryk E, Rumantir M, Finkelstein Y. Ann Emerg Med. 2014 Jul;64(1):19-25.e6. Article Link This retrospective review of adverse drug reaction (ADR) registries and...
