Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound - Joint effusion

Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound - Joint effusion

Musculoskeletal ultrasound can be a powerful tool for the emergency provider. It can help diagnose acute and chronic painful conditions, evaluate dynamic movement, and assist in bedside procedures like a hematoma block. It is cost effective, accessible, lacks radiation, and can visualize fine details of local anatomy that xrays cannot (i.e. ligaments, bursa, tendons, muscles and nerves). This year’s ultrasound workshop at our Winter Symposium included various uses of musculoskeletal ultrasound (shoulder evaluation, evaluation of a suspected joint effusion, hematoma blocks/reductions, and tendon injuries). In this week’s post we bring you Dr. Nick Ashenburg’s presentation on the use of ultrasound for the evaluation of joint effusions.

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Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound - Shoulder Dislocation

Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound - Shoulder Dislocation

Musculoskeletal ultrasound can be a powerful tool for the emergency provider. It can help diagnose acute and chronic painful conditions, evaluate dynamic movement, and assist in bedside procedures like a hematoma block. It is cost effective, accessible, lacks radiation, and can visualize fine details of local anatomy that xrays cannot (i.e. ligaments, bursa, tendons, muscles and nerves). This year’s ultrasound workshop at our Winter Symposium included various uses of musculoskeletal ultrasound (shoulder evaluation, evaluation of a suspected joint effusion, hematoma blocks/reductions, and tendon injuries). In this week’s post we bring you Dr. Gabriela Lopes presentation on the use of ultrasound for shoulder dislocation.

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TXA Beyond Trauma

TXA Beyond Trauma

Tranexamic acid (TXA) is a synthetic lysine derivative that binds with the lysine site on plasminogen, inhibits fibrinolysis and stabilizes clot. While it has been around since the 1960’s, its popularity for major trauma has gained a lot of steam in recent years. This has also led creative emergency providers to find novel uses for it at the bedside. In this podcast, Dr. Tim Fallon discusses some of the more novel bedside uses for TXA including epistaxis, hemoptysis, post tonsillectomy bleeding, and dental trauma.

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Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound - Tendon Injuries

Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound - Tendon Injuries

Musculoskeletal ultrasound can be a powerful tool for the emergency provider. It can help diagnose acute and chronic painful conditions, evaluate dynamic movement, and assist in bedside procedures like a hematoma block. It is cost effective, accessible, lacks radiation, and can visualize fine details of local anatomy that xrays cannot (i.e. ligaments, bursa, tendons, muscles and nerves). This year’s ultrasound workshop at our Winter Symposium included various uses of musculoskeletal ultrasound (shoulder evaluation, evaluation of a suspected joint effusion, hematoma blocks/reductions, and tendon injuries). We are excited to roll out this content to you in the coming weeks, starting with Dr. Fried’s presentation on the use of ultrasound for tendon injury.

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You passed out, Eh?- The Canadian Syncope Risk Score and its use in the ED

You passed out, Eh?- The Canadian Syncope Risk Score and its use in the ED

Syncope is an incredibly common presentation to the Emergency Department with a broad differential diagnosis from the benign (vasovagal) to the lethal (arrhythmia). Because of this, the care and disposition of these patients can be challenging. In this podcast we sat down with Dr. Mike Burla to talk through the potential of a new decision aid- the Canadian Syncope Risk Score.

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Neuroimaging Update: The Studies and Sequences You Should Know

Neuroimaging Update: The Studies and Sequences You Should Know

The world of emergency neuroimaging is evolving and increasingly influencing time-sensitive treatment decisions. A basic understanding of the imaging studies and sequences you may be asked to obtain in the ED may help you better manage your patients. In this post, Dr. Matthew Siket reviews the major four neuroimaging modalities (CT, CTA, Perfusion, and MRI).

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You Down with GME? Yeah, You Know Me- Learning during residency from the residents' perspective

You Down with GME? Yeah, You Know Me- Learning during residency from the residents' perspective

We talk a fair bit in MedEd (that's medical education for cool people) about how to best teach medicine, but rarely ask those who these conversations and thoughts most effect... the residents. 

So we sat down with two of our graduating chief residents to ask them their parting thoughts on GME. 

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