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Urinary Tract Infection: All your questions answered

Urinary Tract Infection: All your questions answered

by Graham Wilson, Josee Malette | Jun 16, 2022 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease

How many times a shift do you consider a urinary tract infection?   As Emergency physicians, you make and/or consider urinary tract infection (UTI) multiple times per shift.1 Actually, up to 5% of ED visits are related to genitourinary complaints.2-4 From simple...
Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter Best Practice Checklist

Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter Best Practice Checklist

by Pascale King, Amanda Mattice | Apr 14, 2022 | Cardiology, Featured, Grand Round Summaries

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is encountered with significant frequency in the Emergency Department (ED). In fact, atrial fibrillation is the single most common arrhythmia seen in the ED. As per the 2020 CCS review, AF resulted in 8815 same-day procedures, 76 964 ED...
Bariatric Surgery Complications in the ED

Bariatric Surgery Complications in the ED

by Renee Bradley, Lucy Karp | Apr 7, 2022 | Featured, Gastroenterology, Grand Round Summaries, Surgery

As emergency physicians, we frequently see patient with metabolic syndromes and obesity. Globally, a significant rise in obesity has been observed over the last 30 years, including a dramatic rise in Canada28,32. From 1985 to 2016, obesity increased by more than 300%...
Managing Pediatric GERD in the ED

Managing Pediatric GERD in the ED

by Ceilidh Kinlin, Elyssia Adamo | Mar 17, 2022 | cheo, emergency, Featured, Gastroenterology, Pediatric Care, Pediatrics

We’re back this week with some new pediatric content — Managing Pediatric GERD! Check out our recent peds post on managing pediatric agitation here. Reflux disease is often considered as a common etiology for infants presenting with vomiting and perceived...
Managing the Pediatric Patient with Acute Agitation in the ED

Managing the Pediatric Patient with Acute Agitation in the ED

by Michael Schlegelmilch, Sam Wilson | Mar 10, 2022 | Featured, Pediatrics, psychiatry, Resuscitation

Pediatric mental health complaints are common presentations to the emergency department. Many providers are comfortable managing symptoms of depression, anxiety, suicidality. But what about pediatric patients with severe agitation and aggression? Between 6 and 10% of...
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