by Shahbaz Syed | Sep 24, 2026 | Featured, Infectious Disease
Here we present an updated STI “cheat sheet” for some of the infections and syndromes most commonly encountered in the Emergency Department: how they present, what to test, and what to treat. The following recommendations are based primarily on the current Public...
by Majid Al-Bahri, Terry Varshney | Jun 25, 2026 | Critical Care, Featured, Infectious Disease, Pediatrics, Resuscitation
Every emergency physician associates influenza with fever. But occasionally, children with influenza present at the opposite end of the spectrum.n During a single influenza season, CHEO encountered six children with laboratory-confirmed influenza who all presented...
by Stephen Hale, Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy | May 27, 2026 | Journal Club, Resuscitation
A Randomized Trial of Shared Decision-Making in Code Status Discussions Becker C, et al. NEJM Evid. 2025 May;4(5):EVIDoa2400422. doi: 10.1056/EVIDoa2400422. Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Question and Methods: This multi-centre cluster-RCT...
by Camille Dagenais | May 7, 2026 | Endocrinology, Featured, Gastroenterology, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation
GLP-1 receptor agonists have moved from niche diabetes therapies to some of the most commonly encountered medications in modern clinical practice. Drugs like semaglutide and tirzepatide are reshaping the management of obesity and cardiometabolic disease, with millions...
by Camille Dagenais | Apr 23, 2026 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Resuscitation, Trauma
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common yet challenging presentation in emergency medicine. As CT imaging becomes increasingly sensitive, clinicians are identifying more subtle intracranial injuries. The Brain Injury Guidelines (BIG) and Modified Brain Injury...
