EM Ottawa

APRIL 4, 2024

Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) is becoming a cornerstone tool in our assessment of patient presentations and is helping us guide our clinical management. This is also represented in the amount of literature that has been published on the use of PoCUS in 2023.

Ultrasounds 73

Ultrasounds Infectious Diseases COPD Shock 73

RebelEM

MAY 15, 2024

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Infectious Diseases 86

Infectious Diseases Administration Sepsis Anaphylaxis 86

EMDocs

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

A 65-year-old male with a past medical history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on 2 liters per minute (LPM) nasal cannula at baseline, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and polypectomy presents to the ED with 2 days of worsening shortness of breath, pleuritic chest pain, persistent fevers, and productive coughs with occasional hemoptysis.

Infectious Diseases 59

Infectious Diseases EMS COPD Research 59