Patients love imaging!
A girl in her mid-teens presented with acute suprapubic pain that woke her that morning. It was described as a cramping or burning. It was persistent although not as severe at the time of physician...
View ArticleScanning the adnexa…a no-go zone?
Since 2001, The EDE Course has been teaching Obstetrical EDE, both the abdominal and transvaginal approaches. Ever since then, participants have been counseled to simply evaluate for a definitive...
View ArticleLloyd’s Corner: POCUS makes things so easy, even the patient’s spouse can...
Here is another case from Dr Lloyd Gordon of Humber in Toronto… A 32 year-old man presented to the ED with vague and occasional symptoms of urinary discomfort and mild hematuria for 4 months. He had...
View ArticleTanzania/ Kenya PoCUS project
I don’t have many heroes. Most of mine were accumulated in childhood, a time when that designation perhaps has fewer and less rigourous criteria. Having grown up in Montréal in the 1970s, Ken Dryden,...
View ArticlePOCUS/EDE for Peritonsillar Abscess Drainage – An N of 1 Study
OK, this wasn’t really a pre-planned N of 1 study. But it’s a case that illustrates the power of POCUS/EDE to help diagnose and drain peritonsillar abscesses (PTA). A male in his late teens presented...
View ArticleTransesophageal Echo & a New Podcast!
Transesophageal echo is slowly making inroads into emergency medicine. It has been presented at EDE 3 a couple of times by Dr Laurie Robichaud. I know that Jordan Chenkin and his team are using TEE at...
View ArticleHammering away on the peritonsillar abscess theme…
Lloyd Gordon sent me this article. It is not a study regarding POCUS guidance for peritonsillar abscess (PTA). PTA drainage procedures in this study appear to have been done by ENT surgeons using old...
View ArticleCPOCUS Expanded Track Certification Course in Montreal
Hi All, Please see below for info from EDE 2 Author Dr Joel Turner regarding a CPOCUS Expanded Track Certification Course being held in Montreal this October. EDE 2 online modules are being used as the...
View ArticleEDE ONLINE at EMU 2021
As we navigate a new world with Covid 19, the EDE family is proud to announce two NEW products – EDE ONLINE and EDE Bedside Aid (EDE App) for mobile devices. EDE ONLINE is made up of: The EDE eBook;...
View ArticleRenal POCUS/EDE presentation from EMU 2021 & NOVEC 2021
Hey Folks, See below my Renal POCUS/EDE presentation from EMU 2021 (www.emupdate.ca) & NOVEC 2021 (www.thenovec.com). It’s more about clinical management and impact on ED flow with some...
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