An Incidental Finding of a Large Pericardial Cyst.

A pericardial cyst is a rare and benign cause of a mediastinal mass. They are frequently asymptomatic and are usually incidental findings on imaging. Symptoms may include persistent cough, atypical chest pain, dysphagia, and dyspnea.

Stress fracture of femoral stem of hip resurfacing a cause of sudden onset hip pain- A case report and review of literature.

Resurfacing arthroplasty of the hip has had a difficult last decade. Fracture of the femoral neck has been a known complication of resurfaced hip replacement; however, fracture of the metal peg within the femoral component has only been reported twice. We encountered and treated a patient with a unique type of metal failure.

Mal-Positioning of Dialysis Catheter in Anomalous Left Superior Pulmonary Vein in a Patient with Acute Type A Dissection, a Case Report.

The partial anomalous pulmonary vein drainage is a rare congenital defect. The pulmonary vein drains in to a systemic vein instead of draining in to the left atrium. In this rare birth defect, the right sided pulmonary vein involvement is more prevalent than the left sided pulmonary veins.

Effects of medical scribes on physician productivity in a Canadian emergency department: a pilot study.

Background: Emergency department efficiency is a priority across Canada. In the United States, scribes may increase the number of patients seen per hour per physician; however, Canadian data are lacking. We sought to implement scribes in a Canadian emergency department with the hypothesis that scribes would increase the number of patients seen per hour per physician.