tumor lysis syndrome Archives - Emergency Medicine Cases

EM Quick Hits 58 – HIV PEP and PrEP, PREOXI Trial, Blast Crisis, Nitrous Oxide Poisoning, Vasopressors in Trauma

In this month's EM Quick Hits podcast: Andrew Petrosoniak on the role of vasopressors in the hemorrhaging trauma patient, Megan Landes on providing HIV PEP and PrEP in the ED, Justin Morgenstern & George Kovacs on the PREOXI trial and evidence for pre-oxygenation with NIPPV before intubation in RSI, Brit Long on recognition and management of blast crisis in the ED, and Leah Flanagan & Liam Loughrey on the rise of nitrous oxide toxicity... Help Support EM Cases by Giving a Donation here: https://emergencymedicinecases.com/donation/

By Anton Helman|2024-09-07T12:13:20-04:00July 30th, 2024|Categories: EM Cases, EM Quick Hits, Emergency Medicine, Hematology, Medical Specialty, Resuscitation, Toxicology, Trauma|Tags: blast crisis, hiv, HIV PEP, HIV PrEP, nitrous oxide, Pre-oxygenation, PREOXI, RSI, subactue combined degneration spinal cord, tumor lysis syndrome, vasopressors|2 Comments

Episode 33: Oncologic Emergencies

In this episode on Oncologic Emergencies Dr. John Foote (University of Toronto's CCFP(EM) residency program director) and Dr. Joel Yaphe (the director of the University of Toronto’s Annual Update in Emergency Medicine conference in Whistler), review 5 important presentations in the patient with cancer: fever, shortness of breath, altered mental status, back pain and acute renal failure; with specific attention to key cancer-related emergencies such as febrile neutropenia, hypercalcemia, superior vena cava syndrome, hyperviscosity syndrome and tumor lysis syndrome.

By Anton Helman|2021-03-31T12:59:54-04:00May 21st, 2013|Categories: EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Hematology, Oncology|Tags: Appendicitis, brain herniation, febrile neutropenia, Hypercalcemia, Hyperviscosity Syndrome, ICP, Joel Yaphe, John Foote, multiple myeloma, SVC Syndrome, tumor lysis syndrome, Typhlitis|2 Comments

Best Case Ever 16: Oncologic Emergencies

As bonus to Episode 33 on oncologic emergencies, Dr. John Foote, the CCFP(EM) residency program director at the University of Toronto tells us about his Best Case Ever in which he missed an important cancer-related diagnosis. In the related episode with Dr. Foote and Dr. Joel Yaphe, we will review 5 common presentations in the patient with cancer: fever, shortness of breath, altered mental status, back pain and acute renal failure; with specific attention to key cancer-related emergencies such as febrile neutropenia, hypercalcemia, superior vena cava syndrome, hyperviscosity syndrome and tumor lysis syndrome.

By Anton Helman|2017-02-03T12:51:24-05:00May 7th, 2013|Categories: Best Case Ever, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Hematology, Oncology|Tags: febrile neutropenia, Hypercalcemia, Hyperviscosity Syndrome, Joel Yaphe, John Foote, SVC Syndrome, tumor lysis syndrome|0 Comments