by Garrick Mok | May 14, 2020 | Commentary, Featured
During the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the challenges facing residents is continuing to receive high-quality learning during their training. Difficulties such as transitioning to a virtual platform, protecting residents from certain aerosol-generating procedures, and...
by Jessica McCallum, Kate O'Connell | Apr 9, 2020 | Critical Care, Featured, Pre-Hospital
In this post, we aim to highlight the perspectives of family, physicians, the emergency department and pre-hospital medicine in regards to organ donation. Types of Organ Tissue Donation There are 2 main types of deceased organ donation including neurologic...
by Ariel Hendin, Lisa Fischer, Shahbaz Syed | Mar 27, 2020 | cardiac arrest, COVID-19, Featured, Infographics, Resuscitation, Slider
Hot off the press from CJEM; End-of-life care in the Emergency Department for the patient imminently dying of a highly transmissible acute respiratory infection (such as COVID-19).
by George Mastoras, Shahbaz Syed | Mar 26, 2020 | Airway, COVID-19, Infographics, Resuscitation
Guiding Principles Suspected SARS-COV-2 patients showing signs of hypoxemic respiratory failure should be intubated proactively, as early as possible. Signs may include FiO2 requirement > 50%, clinical signs of respiratory fatigue despite supplemental oxygen, or...
by Pascale King, Doran Drew | Mar 19, 2020 | Featured, Most Viewed
What is Bupropion? Bupropion is an anti-depressant commonly prescribed for seasonal affective disorder, as a smoking cessation aid, and off-label in the management of major depressive disorder. You may know it by the trade names Wellbutrin, Zyban or Champix. While...
