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 Shahbaz Syed | Dec 20, 2025 | Commentary, Featured, Infectious Disease
We’re seeing a major uptick in influenza this season, and Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) continues to be prescribed widely during flu season, particularly during surges when Emergency Departments feel pressure to “do something.” Despite this, a careful examination of the...
by Ceilidh Kinlin | Feb 9, 2023 | cheo, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease, Pediatric Care, Pediatrics
You have just seen an 10 month old previously healthy well-appearing female with 2 day history of fever (Tmax 39.5). No focus of infection is obvious on history of examination. Vitals are normal when ibuprofen is on board. She is completely unimmunized. What is your...
by Shahbaz Syed | Jun 11, 2020 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation, Toxicology
Here, we seek to explore some controversial, poorly known, or irrelevant drugs in medicine in a menagerie of drug cocktails. 1. What drugs best treat SVT? A patient presents with the following rhythm strip, they’re totally stable, on no medications and with no...
by Hans Rosenberg | Apr 20, 2020 | Full Article, Infectious Disease, Journal Club
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Butler CC, et al. Lancet. 2020 Jan 4;395(10217):42-52. Editorial: Neuraminidase inhibitors for influenza-like illness in primary care. Question and Methods: This was a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of 3266 patients, where...
