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Genitourinary, Pediatrics, Tricks of the Trade
Trick of the Trade: Urine Collection in Neonates
The Case: A 8-day-old, uncircumcised male is brought to the ED with fever, irritability, and decreased urination. The Problem: Getting a clean catch urine in a timely, non-invasive manner The...
Salim Rezaie, MD | April 30, 2013
anticoagulants, azithromycin, Cardiology, cholangitis, cholycystitis, Conference, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, FUO, Gastroenterology, gonorrhea, hepatic encephalopathy, intubation, Joel Yaphe, laceration, Maria Ivankovic, pain managment, Pediatrics, peritonsillar abscess, pneumothorax, Respirology, Sara Grey, Shirley Lee, sinusitis, tissue adhesive, Whistler Update in EM, wound managment
Episode 32: Whistler Update in Emergency Medicine Conference 2013
Whistler's Update in Emergency Medicine Conference 2013 in Whistler, British Columbia is U of Toronto's case-based interactive small group EM conference. There were so may great talks with amazing clinical...
Anton Helman | April 10, 2013
anticoagulants, azithromycin, Cardiology, cholangitis, cholycystitis, Conference, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, FUO, Gastroenterology, gonorrhea, hepatic encephalopathy, intubation, Joel Yaphe, laceration, Maria Ivankovic, pain managment, Pediatrics, peritonsillar abscess, pneumothorax, Respirology, Sara Grey, Shirley Lee, sinusitis, tissue adhesive, Whistler Update in EM, wound managment
Episode 32: Whistler Update in Emergency Medicine Conference 2013
Whistler's Update in Emergency Medicine Conference 2013 in Whistler, British Columbia is U of Toronto's case-based interactive small group EM conference. There were so may great talks with amazing clinical...
Anton Helman | April 10, 2013
anticoagulants, azithromycin, Cardiology, cholangitis, cholycystitis, Conference, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, FUO, Gastroenterology, gonorrhea, hepatic encephalopathy, intubation, Joel Yaphe, laceration, Maria Ivankovic, pain managment, Pediatrics, peritonsillar abscess, pneumothorax, Respirology, Sara Grey, Shirley Lee, sinusitis, tissue adhesive, Whistler Update in EM, wound managment
Episode 32: Whistler Update in Emergency Medicine Conference 2013
Whistler's Update in Emergency Medicine Conference 2013 in Whistler, British Columbia is U of Toronto's case-based interactive small group EM conference. There were so may great talks with amazing clinical...
Anton Helman | April 10, 2013
Orthopedic, Patwari Videos, Pediatrics, Radiology, video
Patwari Academy videos: Pediatric head injury – To CT or not?
When would you obtain a CT for a pediatric patient who sustained a head injury? Watch this nice 11-minute video review by Dr. Raul Patwari, discussing the 2009 Lancet PECARN...
Michelle Lin, MD | February 10, 2013
article review, MIA2012, Pediatrics, Radiology
MIA 2012: Pearce MS et al. Radiation exposure from CT scans in childhood and subsequent risk of leukaemia and brain tumours: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet. 2012 Aug 4;380(9840):499-505.
Bottom Line 1 Interpret this data how you will: Exposure to 2-3 CT scans of the head will triple the risk of brain tumors; 5-10 head CT scans will triple...
Michelle Lin, MD | January 2, 2013
Pediatrics, Radiology, Tricks of the Trade
Trick of the Trade: Ossification centers of the elbow
Fracture or a normal ossification center? This is a common question heard when viewing an xray of a pediatric elbow. How do you remember the timing of normal ossification centers?...
Michelle Lin, MD | January 1, 2013
Pediatrics, Radiology
Mythbuster: Pediatric coin ingestion vs aspiration?
Is this coin in the esophagus or the trachea? The classic teaching for the Boards exam is: Esophageal coins appear in the coronal plane, as shown above. Tracheal coins appear in...
Michelle Lin, MD | September 28, 2012
Pediatrics, procedure, Tricks of the Trade
Trick of the Trade: A flexible pediatric ear curette
Having you had trouble seeing a pediatric patient’s tympanic membrane because of impacted cerumen? Scared from that last time you used a rigid curette and caused bleeding in the ear...
Michelle Lin, MD | September 18, 2012
Anna Jarvis, benign early repolarization, BNP, Cardiology, clinical decsion rules, echocardiogram, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Eric Letovsky, holter, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Pediatrics, prolonged QT, troponin
Episode 25: Pediatric Syncope and Adult Syncope
In this episode on Pediatric Syncope & Adult Syncope, Dr. Eric Letovksy & Dr. Anna Jarvis run through the key clinical pearls of the history, the physical, interpretation of the...
Anton Helman | July 16, 2012
Anna Jarvis, benign early repolarization, BNP, Cardiology, clinical decsion rules, echocardiogram, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Eric Letovsky, holter, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Pediatrics, prolonged QT, troponin
Episode 25: Pediatric Syncope and Adult Syncope
In this episode on Pediatric Syncope & Adult Syncope, Dr. Eric Letovksy & Dr. Anna Jarvis run through the key clinical pearls of the history, the physical, interpretation of the...
Anton Helman | July 16, 2012
Anna Jarvis, benign early repolarization, BNP, Cardiology, clinical decsion rules, echocardiogram, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Eric Letovsky, holter, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Pediatrics, prolonged QT, troponin
Episode 25: Pediatric Syncope and Adult Syncope
In this episode on Pediatric Syncope & Adult Syncope, Dr. Eric Letovksy & Dr. Anna Jarvis run through the key clinical pearls of the history, the physical, interpretation of the...
Anton Helman | July 16, 2012
Anna Jarvis, Best Case Ever, Cardiology, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, pediatric syncope, Pediatrics, prolonged QT, sudden death
Best Case Ever 10: Pediatric Syncope
Pediatric Syncope usually has a benign cause, but may be a warning for sudden death. As a bonus to Episode 25 on ‘Pediatric & Adult Syncope’ with Dr. Eric Letovsky...
Anton Helman | July 9, 2012

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