Should you be worried about that older patient in your ED who presents with rigors? Dr. @krishanyadav.bsky.social, Erin Rosenberg and I think you should. Take a look at this article on an approach to this type of patient:

📑https://www.cmaj.ca/content/197/21/E586

OPEN ACCESS via @cmaj.ca

Thunderclap headache refers to severe headache of sudden onset that is associated with high risk aetiologies.

This practice article discusses the assessment and investigation of thunderclap headache
www.bmj.com/content/389/...

If you work in an ED or other setting where you see patients presenting with a Thunderclap Headache, then consider taking a look at this article from @bmj.com

bmj.com/cgi/content/...

With huge assists from Drs. @lilninjadoc.bsky.social, Albert Jin and Jeff Perry @emottawa.bsky.social.

Pathways to cancer care after a suspected cancer diagnosis in the ED: a survey of EPs across Ontario link.springer.com/article/10.1... @kee_gre
"Strategies to standardize access to cancer care in a timely and equitable way for patients with newly suspected cancer in the ED are needed"

Just the facts: head injury following ground-level falls in older patients—to scan or not to scan? by Xavier Dubucs @marcel_mond rdcu.be/d3T9W
This is such a common patient presentation, making this JTF a must read.

Are you comfortable assessing patients with a potential myelopathy? This article from Zachary MacDonald and Emma Ferguson goes over the definitions, assessment and work up of these difficult to make diagnoses.
rdcu.be/d3mOe