Send us a Text Message. What a treat!  But a sugar-free one of course...  Meet Dr. Tom Elliott from BCDiabetes (bcdiabetes.ca) who's a leading researcher in the field.  When Landon and Monique were in Nursing school there was just... insulin... and that's about it.  In the last few decades there have been way more medications and management strategies developed and we ask all of our questions.   Support the Show ..read more

Send us a Text Message. Its been a while - but we are back at it!  In this episode we go over the basics of the Complete Blood Count (CBC). Support the Show ..read more

Finally!  We get to talking about the electrolytes and their disturbances.  It will make more sense listening to Episode 1 and 2 first!   Support the show ..read more

This month we talk again with everyone's favourite transfusion specialist about when to transfuse.  Lower hemoglobin levels are well tolerated and learn about what we might be doing to even cause anemia!  Support the show ..read more

Confused about all of those new anticoagulants that patients seem to know more about that you?  We attempt to explain them and how they relate to the clotting cascade. Support the show ..read more

This month we talk about Tri-Cyclic Antidepressant Overdose.Support the show ..read more

This month we talk about diagnostic testing and the use of clinical predictor rules in our practice...are we overusing diagnostic tests? Support the show ..read more

In the end...a discussion about spirometry and peak flows...but to get there...a discussion about everything oxygenation and ventilation!Support the show ..read more

Come and have a seat on our 'qSOFA' and talk about Sepsis 3.0 this month.Support the show ..read more

This month we talk about a few communicable diseases, vaccines and spend a few minutes on Zika. Support the show ..read more