Hey all, Over the past few months I’ve been working on two podcasts, SGEM-HOP and CAEPCAST. The first Canadian edition of the SGEM-HOP podcast (Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine-Hot off the Press) was recently released. Working with Ken Milne of The SGEM, Hot off the Press critically appraises an article from the Canadian Journal of Emergency […]
Pericarditis: Treatment and Diagnosis Pocket Card
Hi all, This post contains a pocket card for the evidence based diagnosis and treatment of pericarditis as of 2014. This came up after a recent U of C EM Journal Club in which the residents commented that there was just too much to remember with regard to the use of colchicine, it’s dosing, contraindications, etc. […]
Pericarditis and Myocarditis (Calgary EM Journal Club)
The December journal club reviewed two papers, first up was Imazio’s paper investigating the benefits of treating pericarditis with colchicine. You should definitely know this paper and be implementing it into practice. This is a must read. The second paper was a retrospective review looking at the presenting symptoms and labwork abnormalities in pediatric myocarditis. […]
Should we use tetracaine for corneal abrasions? Calgary EM Journal Club
Hi all, This month’s Calgary EM Journal Club had a fantastic turnout with almost 40 attendees, 25% of which were staff EM docs. It also marked the first time we saw a heated, debate style showdown at the end from residents advocating for and against the use of topical tetracaine in treatment of corneal abrasions. Two […]
A Matter of Convenience: Improper Drug Dosing in the ED
Sergey Motov (@smotovmd) sparked an interesting Twitter debate last month with his poster that looked at ketorolac (Toradol) dosing in the ED. I have previously written about ketorolac in NSAIDs parts one, two and three. Elisha Targonsky (@ETube) commented that the equi-analgesic and less GI toxic 10 mg ketorolac dose is standard in his ED. […]