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GCS Remastered: Recent Updates to the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS-P)

GCS Remastered: Recent Updates to the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS-P)

by Nick Schouela, Richard Hoang | Jul 5, 2018 | Critical Care, Featured, Infographics, Neurology, Slider, Trauma

Most clinicians are familiar with and utilize the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) on a daily basis, but many are not aware of the updates and additions to the score that were made in 2014 and 2018, respectively. Clarifications in the wording of the scale attempt to increase...
Selected Imaging Controversies in ED Trauma

Selected Imaging Controversies in ED Trauma

by Miguel Cortel-LeBlanc, Richard Hoang | May 10, 2018 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Trauma

Traumatic injuries are amongst the most common presentations for all emergency departments (ED).  In 2010, there were over 1 million patients in Canada who visited the ED for trauma, result in an cost of almost 9 billion dollars.1  Yet, in spite of their frequency,...

Ultrasonography versus Computed Tomography for Suspected Nephrolithiasis

by emottawa | May 11, 2015 | Journal Club

  Journal Club Summary Landmark Series Methodology Score: 4/5           Usefulness Score: 4/5   Smith-Bindman R, et al. N Engl J Med. 2014 Sep 18;371(12):1100-10. Full Article   This multicentre randomized trial of over 2700 patients with suspected nephrolithiasis...

Low-Dose Abdominal CT for Evaluating Suspected Appendicitis

by emottawa | Mar 12, 2013 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3/5           Usefulness: 3/5         Kim K, Kim YH, Kim SY, Kim S, Lee YJ, Kim KP, Lee HS, Ahn S, Kim T, Hwang SS, Song KJ, Kang SB, Kim DW, Park SH, Lee KH. N Engl J Med. 2012 Apr 26;366(17):1596-605 Article Link   This...

Accuracy of single-pass whole-body computed tomography for detection of injuries in patients with major blunt trauma

by emottawa | Oct 29, 2012 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary  Methodology: 3/5                       Usefulness: 3/5   Stengel D, Ottersbach C, Matthes G, Weigeldt M, Grundei S, Rademacher G, Tittel A, Mutze S, Ekkernkamp A, Frank M, Schmucker U, Seifert J. CMAJ. 2012 May 15;184(8):869-76. Article Link   In...
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