by Shahbaz Syed | Oct 28, 2021 | Commentary, Featured, psychiatry
It is with increasing frequency that we are seeing higher volumes of patients presenting to their family physicians and the Emergency Department with complaints related to anxiety. It was certainly an issue that was noticed pre-COVID19, but the effect that the...
by Shahbaz Syed | Sep 23, 2021 | Commentary, Featured
I’ve previously talked about flow hacks for the Emergency Physician – with emphasis on: Avoiding reassessment land Grabbing multiple ‘charts’ Increasing actions per minute An emphasis on ‘shift rhythm’ rather than number of patients...
by Mikki McGuinty, Rajiv Thavanathan, James Gilbertson | Sep 7, 2021 | Featured, Infectious Disease, Podcast
Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on SpotifyListen on Google PodcastsListen on Stitcher EMOttawa Podcast Episode 5 Tick Borne Illness Part I – Lyme Disease (Click here to access Podcast Main menu) In part 1 of our 2-part series on Tick-borne diseases, Dr. Rajiv...
by Omar Anjum, Alex Coutin | Sep 2, 2021 | cardiac arrest, Cardiology, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries
Cardiogenic shock (CS) is considered the most severe form of acute heart failure. It is an important and often under-recognized clinical entity in the emergency department (ED). The difficulty in diagnosis lies in its diverse presentations, overlap with other shock...
by Omar Anjum, Kaitlin Endres, Shahbaz Syed | Jun 11, 2021 | Slider
The Ottawa Handbook of Emergency Medicine is a peer-reviewed resource designed to help you succeed in the Emergency Department. Developed for clerkship students, junior residents, off-service learners, nurses, paramedics and any other interested allied health...