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Not-so-Benign Hematology Part 2: Hemolytic Anemia & Thrombotic Microangiopathies

Not-so-Benign Hematology Part 2: Hemolytic Anemia & Thrombotic Microangiopathies

by Prince Asare-Agbo | Nov 6, 2025 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Hematology, Resuscitation

You can find Part 1 on Hemophilia here. For Part 2, we’ll be focusing on hemolytic anemias and thrombotic microangiopathies, or TMAs for short. Defined simply, hemolytic anemia is the destruction of red blood cells before their normal 120-day lifespan. It’s a broad...
Not-so-Benign Hematology for the ER Physician

Not-so-Benign Hematology for the ER Physician

by Prince Asare-Agbo | Oct 30, 2025 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Hematology, Resuscitation

Blood tests (especially complete blood counts and coagulation markers) are some of the most commonly ordered investigations in both the emergency department and the hospital at large. It’s important for us as emergency physicians to have an excellent understanding of...
Primary Care in the ED: Depression

Primary Care in the ED: Depression

by Courtney Price | Oct 23, 2025 | Grand Round Summaries, mental health, Most Viewed, psychiatry

In this second post on Primary Care in the ED we are going to focus on the acute management and treatment of depression. In part one we focused on HTN and COPD – read more here. ED visits for mental health are rising, and many patients use the ED as their first...
Primary Care in the ED: HTN and COPD

Primary Care in the ED: HTN and COPD

by Courtney Price | Oct 16, 2025 | Anesthesiology, Cardiology, CME, emergency, Grand Round Summaries, Respirology

It’s no secret that in Canada, family medicine is in crisis. 6.5 million Canadians are without a family doctor,¹ and in a recent Ontario survey, 65% of family physicians reported preparing to leave their profession or reduce hours over the next five years.² This is...
JVP is Dead

JVP is Dead

by James Gilbertson, Rory Connolly | Oct 2, 2025 | Cardiology, Featured, Main page, Most Viewed, Radiology, Ultrasound

The Tooth Fairy. The Easter Bunny. Two cardiologists trying to agree on a JVP measurement. These are myths we share with children — and, perhaps, with medical students. When it comes to estimating right atrial pressure, maybe it’s time we add JVP to that list. A study...
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