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SGEM#414: The SQuID Protocol

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Case: A 28-year-old male with a history of type-1 diabetes mellitus presents to the emergency department (ED) with increase in thirst and light headedness. The patient states he has had multiple “diabetic emergencies” in the past and usually ends up in the intensive care unit (ICU) on a drip.

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SGEM Xtra: Catch of the Day – CAEP19

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

He is the current Director and Editor-in-Chief of the not-for-profit, international knowledge translation project, Best Evidence in Emergency Medicine ( BEEM ). Dr. Katrina Hurley is the Interim Chief of the IWK Emergency Department in Halifax, Nova Scotia.