[display_podcast] Date:  10 March 2013 Case Scenario: 62 year-old man presents to the emergency department feeling weak. His vital signs at triage are normal but his glucometer reading is high. He is a known type 2 diabetic and states his sugars have been running a little high lately. After conducting an appropriate history and directed physical […]

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[display_podcast] Date: 13 January 2013 Case Scenario: A nine-year-old girl playing ringette slipped on ice and hurt her right, dominant wrist.  She was seen in an “academic” pediatric emergency department one week ago. The diagnosis of a “buckle” fracture of the distal radius was made, placed in a below elbow full cast and had follow-up arranged with […]

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[display_podcast] Date: September 4, 2012 Case Scenario: A new anesthetist meets a new orthopedic colleague who jokes that his hand shake is very firm but can’t finish the cross word puzzle. Question: Are orthopedic surgeons dumber and stronger than anesthetists? Reference: Orthopedic surgeons: as strong as an ox and almost twice as clever? Multi-centre prospective comparative study. Subramanian […]

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[display_podcast] Date: September 4, 2012 Case Scenario: Ten year old Johnny was playing hockey last night. Twisted his knee but could not finish the game. Mom brings him in after asking for an xray. The Ottawa Knee Rule (OKR): These were also developed by Dr. Ian Stiell .The rule says xrays are only required if the patient […]

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[display_podcast] Date: September 3, 2012 Case Scenario: An eight year old girl brought into emergency department by mother after twisting her ankle on a trampoline. She was able to walk on it but has become very swollen. The mother wants to know if she should get an xray to see if her daughter broke the ankle. […]

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