In this episode on Oncologic Emergencies Dr. John Foote (University of Toronto’s CCFP(EM) residency program director) and Dr. Joel Yaphe (the director of the University of Toronto’s Annual Update in Emergency Medicine conference in Whistler), review 5 important presentations in the patient with ...
Falls come in all shapes and sizes, especially with trauma. This post provides key pearls and pitfalls in special populations, including the elderly, intoxicated patients, and falls from extreme height.
emDocs is proud to introduce a new series focused on emergency medicine procedures! This series will provide key information on procedural steps, indications, contraindications, pearls, and pitfalls, as well as a downloadable procedure card. Today, the lumbar puncture.
Most emergency physicians can tell an interesting story about a patient they treated with a rectal foreign body, but what are the keys to the evaluation and management of the patient with a rectal foreign body?
Chuck Pilcher brings in 2019 with 2 cases for you in the Medical Malpractice Insights series. These cases discuss a consultant who wants to delay an exam and an incomplete consult.
Few good sentences start with ‘remember that patient?’. Missed injuries are the bane of the emergency physician’s existence. This post evaluates risk factors and ways to avoid missing vital injuries in trauma patients.
Learn the ins and outs of bacterial endocarditis from this R.E.B.E.L. EM Post by Jacob Avila!
This week's Journal Feed Wrap up from Clay Smith brings you febrile seizures and acetaminophen, lidocaine, biphasic anaphylaxis, and acute flaccid myelitis.
