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Let’s talk about some drugs

Let’s talk about some drugs

by Shahbaz Syed | Jun 11, 2020 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation, Toxicology

Here, we seek to explore some controversial, poorly known, or irrelevant drugs in medicine in a menagerie of drug cocktails. 1. What drugs best treat SVT? A patient presents with the following rhythm strip, they’re totally stable, on no medications and with no...
Echoes: Taking Your POCUS Game to the Next Level

Echoes: Taking Your POCUS Game to the Next Level

by Robert Suttie, Richard Hoang, Shankar Sethuraman | Mar 21, 2019 | Grand Round Summaries, Procedural care, Ultrasound

Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is becoming increasingly prevalent in Emergency Departments (EDs) for diagnostic, procedural, and management purposes. In this post, we will examine some less known, but extremely useful, indications for POCUS. For further information,...
Factors associated with treatment failure in non-purulent skin and soft tissue infections

Factors associated with treatment failure in non-purulent skin and soft tissue infections

by Krishan Yadav, Shahbaz Syed | Feb 7, 2019 | Featured, Infectious Disease, Infographics

Non-purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs; i.e. cellulitis or erysipelas) account for up to 3% of all emergency department (ED) visits. Once the diagnosis of a non-purulent SSTI is made, the emergency physician must select the appropriate antibiotic agent,...

Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole versus Placebo for Uncomplicated Skin Abscess

by emottawa | Jun 6, 2016 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5               Usefulness Score: 3.5 /5   Talan DA, et al.  N Engl J Med. 2016 Mar 3;374(9):823-32   Abstract Link   This RCT conducted at 5 US emergency departments including over 1200 outpatients aged over 12 years...
Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in the ED

Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in the ED

by emottawa | Dec 11, 2015 | Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease

        Cellulitis and erysipelas – collectively referred to as skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) – are a seemingly simple entity to manage. Yet the burden of SSTIs and the complexity of this disease process may surprise you!   From 1997 to...
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