by Prince Asare-Agbo | Nov 6, 2025 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Hematology, Resuscitation
You can find Part 1 on Hemophilia here. For Part 2, we’ll be focusing on hemolytic anemias and thrombotic microangiopathies, or TMAs for short. Defined simply, hemolytic anemia is the destruction of red blood cells before their normal 120-day lifespan. It’s a broad...
by Prince Asare-Agbo | Oct 30, 2025 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Hematology, Resuscitation
Blood tests (especially complete blood counts and coagulation markers) are some of the most commonly ordered investigations in both the emergency department and the hospital at large. It’s important for us as emergency physicians to have an excellent understanding of...
by Courtney Price | Oct 16, 2025 | Anesthesiology, Cardiology, CME, emergency, Grand Round Summaries, Respirology
It’s no secret that in Canada, family medicine is in crisis. 6.5 million Canadians are without a family doctor,¹ and in a recent Ontario survey, 65% of family physicians reported preparing to leave their profession or reduce hours over the next five years.² This is...
by James Gilbertson, Rory Connolly | Oct 2, 2025 | Cardiology, Featured, Main page, Most Viewed, Radiology, Ultrasound
The Tooth Fairy. The Easter Bunny. Two cardiologists trying to agree on a JVP measurement. These are myths we share with children — and, perhaps, with medical students. When it comes to estimating right atrial pressure, maybe it’s time we add JVP to that list. A study...
by Hailey Newton | Sep 25, 2025 | Airway, Anesthesiology, ENT, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease
As an emergency medicine physician, whether you are working in the resuscitation bay or in urgent care, ENT complaints are common and will be encountered in both areas. The goal of this post is to provide you with a practical framework and highlight tips and tricks...
