Anton Helman

@EMCases

Founder, Chief Editor & host of EM Cases Podcast. Assistant Prof U of Toronto. Education Innovation Lead SREMI. #FOAMed supporter. Opinions my own.

Toronto, Canada emergencymedicinecases.com Joined October 2013

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Anton Helman @EMCases Oct 20

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Anton Helman @EMCases Oct 20

🌀 Your patient has brief episodes of vertigo. BPPV or posterior circulation TIA? Could the wrong bedside test mislead you?

NEW EM Cases episode with @lilninjadoc @PeterJohns84 & @ETtube

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Dizziness and vertigo are common ED presentations, yet there are so many myths and misperceptions that can lead us astray and create confusion when assessing these patients. So how can we take an organized and simple approach to a complex presentation like vertigo? In this Vertigo Part 1 episode, Dr. Katie Lin is joined by guest experts Dr. Peter Johns and Dr. Elisha Targonsky to tackle this tricky topic. Tune in to learn more about: common pitfalls and pearls for determining what kind of vertigo syndrome you’re dealing with and how they differ in their risk stratification, why symptom descriptors alone are not enough and how to better assess a timing and triggers history, how to classify vertigo syndromes to organize your differential diagnosis and assessment approach, what to do for episodic vertigo physical exam maneuvers, and how to treat and safely disposition your episodic vertigo patients. All this and more…

Anton Helman @EMCases Oct 20

🚨 Does a doc belong at triage?

Can physician-led triage improve ED flow, or does it create new risks and inefficiencies?

Dr. Howard Ovens challenges conventional thinking and proposes an alternative.

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Does a doc belong at triage? With emergency department overcrowding and long wait times becoming the norm, placing physicians at triage has gained traction as a potential solution. But does it actually improve patient care, or does it introduce new risks and inefficiencies? In this Waiting to Be Seen blog, Dr. Howard Ovens examines the benefits, medico-legal concerns, and limitations of physician-at-triage models, and proposes a practical alternative that may improve ED flow, make better use of limited physician resources, and provide more continuity of care for patients.

Anton Helman @EMCases Oct 15

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