How to Diagnose Eating Disorders in the Emergency Department
A 16-year-old male presents to the emergency department (ED) with his mother with the chief complaint of…
About Anton Helman, MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP
Dr. Helman is an emergency physician at North York General Hospital in Toronto. He is an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, Division of Emergency Medicine, and the education innovation lead at the Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute. He is the founder and host of Emergency Medicine Cases podcast and website (www.emergencymedicinecases.com).
Posts by Anton Helman, MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP
Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage: A Three-Pronged Approach
It’s 4 a.m., and you’re three hours from the nearest tertiary care center. A young woman, 13…
Traumatic Coronary Artery Dissection Diagnosis Tips
While many of us are familiar with spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) as a common cause of…
Tips for Button-Battery Ingestion to Avoid Life-Threatening Tissue Damage
Why do emergency physicians need to know about the recognition and management of button battery ingestion? Button…
How To Manage Adult Asthma
This past summer, it became quite apparent that larger and more intense forest fires were contributing to…
Occult and Subtle Wrist and Hand Injuries You Don’t Want To Miss
A 20-year-old man presents to the emergency department (ED) directly from the scene of a fall from…
These Patients and Drugs are Commonly Involved in Drug Interactions
Many common presentations to the emergency department (ED) are related to drug interactions that are commonly missed…
A Seven-Step Approach to Massive Hemoptysis
One of the most hair-raising presentations to the emergency department (ED) can be massive hemoptysis with respiratory…
Tips for Diagnosing Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in the Emergency Dept.
Headache is a very common chief complaint in emergency department (ED) presentations. Of these patients, 98 percent…
8 Pitfalls in Recognition and Management of Acetaminophen Toxicity
About one billion doses of acetaminophen are taken safely per annum, and 60 million people in the…