by Chirag Bhat, Kevin Durr, Julia Younan | Oct 10, 2019 | Featured, Gastroenterology
Imagine you are working overnight in your local emergency department (ED), your next patient to see is a 52 year old man, with a chief complaint of “Ostomy Issues”. You stare blankly at the screen as you try to remember the basics of an ostomy. What’s normal for an...
by Lauren Fruchter, Robert Suttie | May 31, 2018 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries
Urgent care presents a specific set of challenging clinical questions for the emergency physician. Often, seemingly mundane presentations will leave us questioning whether or not we have managed a case appropriately. Our decision-making can be highly influenced by the...
by Adam Parks, Robert Suttie | May 24, 2018 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Hematology, Infectious Disease
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a complex medical entity, associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Patients with SCD suffer from acute and chronic pain, along with a seemingly endless list of additional complications (from hemolysis and sequestration, to...