Emergency Medicine Cases http://www.emergencymedicinecases.com The CME Audio Program Where the Experts Keep You In the Know Tue, 07 May 2013 14:09:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The free Podcast portion of the CME audio program where the experts keep you in the know. Go to www.emergencymedicinecases.com for the full subscription version and to access the complete audio library. Emergency Medicine Cases (EMC) is Canada’s premier educational website dedicated to keeping staff physicians and emergency medicine residents up to date on the most current topics in emergency medicine. In ten episodes each year we present cases to two of Canada’s leading experts in emergency medicine, and discuss clinical pearls, important management issues and current clinical literature around the cases. We highlight key practical learning points that you can use in your every day practice. The discussions are skillfully edited so that the monthly program that is available for immediate listening or for download to your computer, handheld or ipod, is packed with relevant information. Learning with case examples has proven to be a very effective method of building one’s knowledge base of medicine. The cases you will hear on this program have been specifically designed to enhance learning. Emergency Medicine Cases no Emergency Medicine Cases garron@emergencymedicinecases.com garron@emergencymedicinecases.com (Emergency Medicine Cases) The free Podcast portion of the CME audio program where the experts keep you in the know. Go to www.emergencymedicinecases.com for the full subscription version and to access the complete audio library cme, emergency medicine, medical education, medicine Emergency Medicine Cases http://www.emergencymedicinecases.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://www.emergencymedicinecases.com Best Case Ever 16: John Foote on Oncologic Emergencies http://www.emergencymedicinecases.com/2013/05/07/best-case-ever-16-john-foote-on-oncologic-emergencies/ http://www.emergencymedicinecases.com/2013/05/07/best-case-ever-16-john-foote-on-oncologic-emergencies/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 14:08:50 +0000 ahelman http://www.emergencymedicinecases.com/?p=1356 In anticipation of Episode 33 on oncologic emergencies, Dr. John Foote, the CCFP(EM) residency program director at the University of Toronto tells us about his Best Case Ever in which he missed an important cancer-related diagnosis.

In the upcoming episode with Dr. Foote and Dr. Joel Yaphe, we will review 5 common presentations in the patient with cancer: fever, shortness of breath, altered mental status, back pain and acute renal failure; with specific attention to key cancer-related emergencies such as febrile neutropenia, hypercalcemia, superior vena cava syndrome, hyperviscosity syndrome and tumor lysis syndrome.

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]]> http://www.emergencymedicinecases.com/2013/05/07/best-case-ever-16-john-foote-on-oncologic-emergencies/feed/ 0 Episode 32: Highlights from Whistler’s Update in EM Conference 2013 http://www.emergencymedicinecases.com/2013/04/10/episode-32-highlights-from-whistlers-update-in-em-conference-2013/ http://www.emergencymedicinecases.com/2013/04/10/episode-32-highlights-from-whistlers-update-in-em-conference-2013/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:22:13 +0000 ahelman http://www.emergencymedicinecases.com/?p=1345 This past February I helped organize, and spoke at, the Univeristy of Toronto’s 26th Annual Update in EM Conference in Whistler, British Columbia, and there were so may great talks with amazing clinical pearls that we decided to wade through the 18 hours of audio recordings and packaged some of the key highlights for you here……

Dr. Joel Yaphe – What’s hot and what’s not: EM Literature Review

Dr. Nicole Kester-Greene – Neonatal Resuscitation Pearls

Dr. Shirley Lee – Fever of Unknown Origin

Dr. Maria Ivankovic – Improving Cosmesis in Wound Management

Dr. Sara Gray – Hepato-biliary Pearls

Dr. Donna Goldenberg – Pediatric Cardiac & Respiratory Cases

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]]> http://www.emergencymedicinecases.com/2013/03/11/episode-31-procedures-part-2-pearls-pitfalls-tips-tricks/feed/ 1 Episode 30: Central Lines, Surgical Airways & Pericardiocentesis http://www.emergencymedicinecases.com/2013/02/11/episode-30-central-lines-surgical-airways-pericardiocentesis/ http://www.emergencymedicinecases.com/2013/02/11/episode-30-central-lines-surgical-airways-pericardiocentesis/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:43:30 +0000 ahelman http://www.emergencymedicinecases.com/?p=1309 In this episode dedicated to emergency procedures pearls and pitfalls, tips and tricks, Dr. Jordan Chenkin & Dr. Jamie Blicker take us step by step through how best to perform surgical airways and pericardiocentesis, as well as place central lines and intraosseous lines. They explain the various methods for surgical airways including the bougie-assisted surgical airway. They review the indications, contraindications, and complications for all of these life saving procedures, and give us some amazing tips and tricks on what to do when things aren’t going as expected.

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]]> http://www.emergencymedicinecases.com/2013/02/05/bce-15-jamie-blicker-on-emergency-procedures/feed/ 0 In anticipation of Episode 30 on Emergency Procedures, Pearls & Pitfalls, Tips & Tricks in which I will discuss Central Lines, Cricothyrotomy, Pericardiocentesis, and more with Dr. Jordan Chenkin & Dr. Jamie Blicker, we have for you here, Dr. In anticipation of Episode 30 on Emergency Procedures, Pearls & Pitfalls, Tips & Tricks in which I will discuss Central Lines, Cricothyrotomy, Pericardiocentesis, and more with Dr. Jordan Chenkin & Dr. Jamie Blicker, we have for you here, Dr. Blicker's 'Best Case Ever' when it comes to procedures. Right-sided thoracotomy anyone?.......... [filebase:file:file=192:tpl=mp3_file] [filebase:file:file=192:tpl=mp3_dl] Emergency Medicine Cases no 4:27 Episode 29: Hand Emergencies http://www.emergencymedicinecases.com/2013/01/15/episode-29-hand-emergencies/ http://www.emergencymedicinecases.com/2013/01/15/episode-29-hand-emergencies/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:31:53 +0000 ahelman http://www.emergencymedicinecases.com/?p=1290 Dr. Andrew Arcand & Dr. Laura Tate discuss the key clinical pearls and pitfalls in the recognition and management of many apparently benign conditions that have serious morbidity, including high pressure injection injuries, flexor tenosynovitis, gamekeeper’s thumb, fight bites, hook of the hammate fractures and many more important hand emergencies.

Dr. Tate & Arcand answer such questions as: which lacerations require prophylactic antibiotics? Which hand lacerations do not require sutures? How is rotational deformity best tested for metacarpal fractures? What are the pearls of tendon repair? How do you test for instability when you suspect a Gamekeeper’s thumb? How is compartment syndrome of the hand different to compartment syndrome in the leg? What are Kanavel’s signs of tenosynovitis? How should felons be managed in the ED? What are the most common errors that plastic surgeons see ED docs make, and many many more…….

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