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Blurred Lines: The Ethical Pitfalls of Urine Drug Screens

Blurred Lines: The Ethical Pitfalls of Urine Drug Screens

by Shahbaz Syed | Nov 14, 2024 | Commentary, Featured, Toxicology

Urine drug (or toxicologic) screens are a fairly standard tool used in addictions, psychiatry and the Emergency Department (ED), often employed to detect substance use in patients presenting with altered mental status, trauma, psychiatric or abnormal behaviour. Yet,...
Inhalation Injuries: The Answers You’ve Been LUNGing For

Inhalation Injuries: The Answers You’ve Been LUNGing For

by Kaitlin Endres | Nov 7, 2024 | Airway, Anesthesiology, cardiac arrest, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease, Radiology, Respirology, Toxicology

Inhalational injuries are a critical yet often overlooked aspect of trauma care, with far-reaching consequences in emergency medicine. These injuries can arise from various sources, including thermal injuries from fires, recreational activities such as smoke exposure...
Acetylcholine vs Dopamine “It’s Not You, It’s Me”

Acetylcholine vs Dopamine “It’s Not You, It’s Me”

by Eusang Ahn | Sep 26, 2024 | Commentary, Critical Care, Featured, Neurology, pharmacology, Resuscitation

I wrote this piece because understanding diseases by framing them as high or low levels of dopamine, acetylcholine, glutamate, or GABA has significantly improved my grasp of their pathophysiology and treatment strategies. Too often, medicine is taught as isolated...
“Tranq Dope”: A New Menace

“Tranq Dope”: A New Menace

by Camille Dagenais | May 23, 2024 | Addictions, cardiac arrest, Chronic Pain, Featured, Toxicology

The North American opioid crisis is rapidly expanding, resulting in unprecedented levels of harm and strain on the healthcare system. The opioid epidemic is not new to ED providers across the country, but the true extent of harm is quite shocking. In Canada, there has...
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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