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RV Failure and Acute Pulmonary Embolism

RV Failure and Acute Pulmonary Embolism

by Alie Wudwud | Mar 30, 2023 | Airway, cardiac arrest, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Respirology, Resuscitation

Right here, Right now!   Pumping up our Knowledge on Right Ventricular Failure and Acute Pulmonary Embolism   The treatment of patients with right ventricular failure from pulmonary embolism follows some key principles that differ from our typical...
Venous Thromboembolism in Transgender & Gender Diverse (TGD) Persons

Venous Thromboembolism in Transgender & Gender Diverse (TGD) Persons

by Rebecca Seliga, Alex Coutin, Michael Kruse | Jun 29, 2022 | Cardiology, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Thrombosis

You are working an urgent care shift and you access your ED electronic track-board to pick up the next patient waiting to be seen: You assign yourself to patient Smith, and notice a helpful comment from your triage nurse stating the patient’s name is Angela. You...
Bariatric Surgery Complications in the ED

Bariatric Surgery Complications in the ED

by Renee Bradley, Lucy Karp | Apr 7, 2022 | Featured, Gastroenterology, Grand Round Summaries, Surgery

As emergency physicians, we frequently see patient with metabolic syndromes and obesity. Globally, a significant rise in obesity has been observed over the last 30 years, including a dramatic rise in Canada28,32. From 1985 to 2016, obesity increased by more than 300%...
Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism Among Patients With COPD Hospitalized With Acutely Worsening Respiratory Symptoms

Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism Among Patients With COPD Hospitalized With Acutely Worsening Respiratory Symptoms

by Hans Rosenberg | May 31, 2021 | Journal Club, Respirology, Thrombosis

Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Couturaud F, et al. JAMA. 2021 Jan 5;325(1):59-68.  Question and Methods: This study used a multicenter, cross-sectional methodology with prospective follow up to determine the rates of PE in 740 COPD patients using the rGeneva score....
The D-Dimer Dilemma: It’s Use In Low-Risk PE

The D-Dimer Dilemma: It’s Use In Low-Risk PE

by Jim Yang, Kaitlin Endres, Josee Malette | Nov 19, 2020 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Medical Education, Thrombosis

Pulmonary embolism is often a nebulous diagnosis with various nuances. COMMON: They affect 25-100 people per 100,000, or approximately 30,000 Canadians every year Potentially FATAL: 3rd most deadly cardiovascular disease, after Heart Attack and Stroke Associated with...
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