Drug Rashes

Drug Rashes

by | Aug 17, 2023 | Dermatology, Featured

Drug rashes are fairly common, but like much of dermatology, diagnostic clarification can be hard to achieve. Here, we present a standardized approach to drug rashes in the Emergency Department.   Differential Diagnosis Clinical Approach      ...
Letter to my Younger (Staff) Self Redux

Letter to my Younger (Staff) Self Redux

by | Jul 13, 2023 | Featured

Five years ago, as a relatively new staff physician, I had written a letter to my younger-self, as to subscribe some wisdom to the to what I wish I had known heading into residency. Five years later, I’ve realized that early staff transition phase had a lot of...
Reduction of urea test ordering in the emergency department: multicomponent intervention including education, electronic ordering, and data feedback

Reduction of urea test ordering in the emergency department: multicomponent intervention including education, electronic ordering, and data feedback

by , , | Jul 4, 2023 | Journal Club, Quality Improvement

Methodology: 2.5/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Mathura P, et al. CJEM. 2022 Sep;24(6):636-640. Editorial: When evidence-based medicine and quality improvement collide. Question and Methods: Can we decrease physician ordering of the BUN (blood urea nitrogen) test, using an...