Hip Injuries: A Nuanced Approach
Optimize your emergency department approach to acute hip injuries. Learn to navigate critical diagnostic pitfalls, reduction techniques, and ED nerve blocks.
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
Recognition, Risk Stratification, and Management of Endometriosis
Endometriosis is a common but missed diagnosis in the ED. Improve your clinical assessment, exclude mimics, and help shorten the 10-year diagnostic delay.
Silent Emergency: Four Surprising Truths About Severe Hypothyroidism
Diagnosis and treatment tips for decompensated hypothyroidism in the ED.
Pediatric Torticollis: A Simple Emergency Department Approach
Master pediatric torticollis workup. Identify red flags and differentiate benign muscle strain from serious pathology with these EM management pearls.
Sleep Concepts, Strategies for Shift Work in the Emergency Dept.
Shift work disrupts sleep. Learn evidence-based strategies for emergency physicians to improve sleep, on-shift performance, and long-term health.
Pediatric Bloody Diarrhea: Recognition, Management of STEC Infection
When a child presents with bloody diarrhea, it could be more than a simple bug. Are you prepared to recognize the signs of STEC and prevent fatal HUS?
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…
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…