by James Gilbertson, Hans Rosenberg, Ian Stiell | Oct 7, 2024 | Full Article, Journal Club, Nephrology, Ultrasound
Methodology: 2.5/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5d Gaudreau-Simard M, et al. Ultrasound J. 2024 Feb 22;16(1):15. doi: 10.1186/s13089-023-00352-3. Question and Methods: The authors aimed to determine the test characteristics of point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) for detecting...
by Nate Murray, Eusang Ahn | Oct 3, 2024 | Commentary, Featured, Radiology, Ultrasound
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is often taught to answer binary questions, like, “Is there free fluid in the abdomen?” However, when we combine POCUS images with clinical documentation, we are telling a story — and every good story has a beginning,...
by Eusang Ahn | Sep 26, 2024 | Commentary, Critical Care, Featured, Neurology, pharmacology, Resuscitation
I wrote this piece because understanding diseases by framing them as high or low levels of dopamine, acetylcholine, glutamate, or GABA has significantly improved my grasp of their pathophysiology and treatment strategies. Too often, medicine is taught as isolated...
by Rory Connolly | Sep 18, 2024 | Ultrasound
Ottawa POCUS Symposium – Mastering the Pulse FEB 14, 2025 7:30AM-5PM University of Ottawa Skills and Simulation Centre, 725 Parkdale Ave, Ottawa, Ontario Who should attend: Staff and resident physicians and other practitioners who take care of acutely unwell...
by Alie Wudwud | Aug 22, 2024 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease, Radiology, Respirology, Resuscitation
Assessing patients with pleural effusions in the emergency department (ED) can be challenging and nuanced. This is largely due to the lack of guidelines around pleural effusions in the ED. In part one we focused on imaging, diagnosis, and management of parapneumonic...