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Delirium revisited

Delirium revisited

by Simranjeet Singh | Oct 31, 2024 | Featured, Geriatrics, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease, Recently Featured

Delirium is a medical emergency. It is characterized by acute disturbance of consciousness, with changes in perceptual disturbances and fluctuation of symptoms. Delirium is often the initial manifestation of an underlying acute illness and can be present before fever,...
Invasive Group A Strep (iGAS).. It’s Backkkk (Part 1)

Invasive Group A Strep (iGAS).. It’s Backkkk (Part 1)

by Max Zworth | Jul 11, 2024 | cardiac arrest, Critical Care, Dermatology, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease, Recently Featured

In Fall 2023, I was working an evening shift at a community hospital when we got a patch. A 3-year-old girl was being brought in by EMS with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. CPR was ongoing, and their ETA was 10 minutes. We prepared the ED for the patient’s arrival....
Hypothermia & Non-Freezing Cold Injury

Hypothermia & Non-Freezing Cold Injury

by Steven Sanders | May 9, 2024 | cardiac arrest, Critical Care, Grand Round Summaries, Mass Casualty / Disaster, Pre-Hospital, Prehospital and Transport Medicine, Resuscitation

Please refer to Dr. Mark McKinney’s Grand Round Summary from March 2020 (Parts 1 and 2) for a comprehensive literature review on the topic of resuscitating hypothermic patients. In this blog post, I’ll go into a more in-depth review of the staging of hypothermia and...
Tonics, Tinctures and Toxicology: Naturopathy

Tonics, Tinctures and Toxicology: Naturopathy

by Dr. Stephanie Lim-Reinders, Stephanie Davenport | May 2, 2024 | cheo, Commentary, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Pediatrics, Toxicology

In the pursuit of holistic health and wellness, individuals often turn to naturopathy as a beacon of alternative medicine, seeking relief and healing outside the realm of conventional treatments. Yet, amidst the allure of natural remedies and lifestyle adjustments,...
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