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A Randomized Trial of Tenecteplase in Acute Central Retinal Artery Occlusion

A Randomized Trial of Tenecteplase in Acute Central Retinal Artery Occlusion

by Benjamin Viner, Christian Vaillancourt | Jul 6, 2026 | Featured, Journal Club, Neurology

A Randomized Trial of Tenecteplase in Acute Central Retinal Artery Occlusion Ryan SJ, et al. N Engl J Med. 2026 Jan 29;394(5):442-450. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2508515.   Editorial:  Seeing It Through – Lessons from a Retinal Stroke Trial. Schrag M, et al. N Engl J...
TEE During CPR in Patients With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The EXECT-CPR Trial

TEE During CPR in Patients With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The EXECT-CPR Trial

by James Linton | Jun 29, 2026 | Critical Care, Featured, Journal Club, Resuscitation

Transesophageal Echocardiography During CPR in Patients With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The EXECT-CPR Randomized Clinical Trial. Chu SE, et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2026 Mar 23. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2026.0102.    Editorial:  Can Transesophageal...
Cold Kids, Hot Virus: Six Cases of Hypothermia in Pediatric Influenza

Cold Kids, Hot Virus: Six Cases of Hypothermia in Pediatric Influenza

by Majid Al-Bahri, Terry Varshney | Jun 25, 2026 | Critical Care, Featured, Infectious Disease, Pediatrics, Resuscitation

Every emergency physician associates influenza with fever. But occasionally, children with influenza present at the opposite end of the spectrum.n During a single influenza season, CHEO encountered six children with laboratory-confirmed influenza who all presented...
The Kids Are(n’t) Alright: Distinguishing Necessary from Unnecessary Discomfort in Medical Training

The Kids Are(n’t) Alright: Distinguishing Necessary from Unnecessary Discomfort in Medical Training

by Kaitlin Endres | Jun 18, 2026 | Commentary, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Medical Education

“It feels like they’re just mostly just trying to make me comfortable with being uncomfortable”   My now-husband was always a year ahead of me in training. He was a first-year medical student before I was, a clerk before I was, and every year I would ask him the...
Age-Adjusted D-Dimer Cutoff Levels to Rule Out Deep Vein Thrombosis

Age-Adjusted D-Dimer Cutoff Levels to Rule Out Deep Vein Thrombosis

by Isaac Kim, Christian Vaillancourt | Jun 17, 2026 | Featured, Journal Club

Age-Adjusted D-Dimer Cutoff Levels to Rule Out Deep Vein Thrombosis. Le Gal G, et al. JAMA. 2026 Feb 3;335(5):416-424. doi: 10.1001/jama.2025.21561. Editorial:  Like a Fine Wine—Aging the D-Dimer to Improve Value and Clinical Efficiency.  Ujueta F, et...
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