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Dermatology in Skin of Colour: Pigment, Perception, and Rash Decisions

Dermatology in Skin of Colour: Pigment, Perception, and Rash Decisions

by Mejbel Alazemi, Fiona Raymond | May 16, 2024 | Dermatology, Featured, Grand Round Summaries

Skin conditions affect approximately one-third of the world’s population and are the 4th most common cause of disease.1,2.  As the largest organ in the human body, the skin frequently manifests early signs of various diseases, serving as a pivotal clue in the...
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,...
Functional Neurologic Disorders

Functional Neurologic Disorders

by Maria Berliant | Apr 11, 2024 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Neurology, psychiatry, Recently Featured

Note: This grand rounds presentation and summary had contributions from Dr. Anne-Marie Abe, a neuropsychiatrist specializing in functional neurological disorders in Ottawa.   Patients living with functional neurologic disorders (FND) have been deeply stigmatized...
Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Among Patients With Known Coronary Artery Disease

Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Among Patients With Known Coronary Artery Disease

by Lucy Karp, Hans Rosenberg, Christian Vaillancourt | Apr 9, 2024 | Cardiology, Featured, Full Article, Journal Club

Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Ashburn NP, et al. JAMA Cardiol. 2023 Apr 1;8(4):347-356.  Editorial: Critical Appraisal of the Negative Predictive Performance of the European Society of Cardiology 0/1-Hour Algorithm for Evaluating Patients With Chest Pain in the US....
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