by James Gilbertson | Mar 13, 2025 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Radiology, Resuscitation, Ultrasound
How did ultrasound become a cornerstone of emergency medicine? What ultrasound skills should an emergency physician in Canada possess? And with the rise of handheld devices and AI-driven diagnostics, where is PoCUS in emergency medicine headed? Here, we are going to...
by James Gilbertson, Paul Pageau | Feb 20, 2025 | Featured, Ultrasound
Ever feel like your PoCUS image lacks clarity? Like.. you’re over the right area of interest but the lines aren’t crisp enough? In this post, our PoCUS pearl is all about using focus mode to optimize your images. Why Does Focus Matter? Ultrasound...
by Caroline Gregory | Jan 16, 2025 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Orthopedics, Recently Featured, Trauma
A stable and functional fingertip is essential for sensation, fine motor skills, grip strength, and the overall durability and cosmetic appearance of the hand. Fingertips, often the first point of contact during daily activities, are particularly susceptible to...
by Naman Arora | Jan 9, 2025 | Critical Care, Endocrinology, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease, Recently Featured
In the acute care setting, steroids have various usages and indications, but their usage can often be nuanced. From adrenal crises to septic shock, severe community-acquired pneumonia, and even acute pharyngitis, steroids play a pivotal role in managing a variety of...
by Nicholas Choi | Dec 5, 2024 | Anesthesiology, cardiac arrest, Grand Round Summaries, Respirology, Resuscitation
Quantitative End-Tidal CO2 (ETCO2) was in vogue for a while, and seemingly some centres adopted it as standard of care, while others found that it did not make a significant clinical impact so it fell out of style and left to ‘practitioner preference’....
