Author Archive: Jordan Chenkin

Emergency Physician, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
Director of Emergency Ultrasound, Division of Emergency Medicine

POCUS for Aortic Dissection – A Case

Jordan Chenkin • February 27, 2014 • 3 Comments

It was 10pm on a busy shift in the emergency department. A 69 year-old man presented with sudden onset retrosternal chest pain radiating to his back. The pain lasted an hour and then resolved spontaneously. He drove himself to the ED for assessment. His initial ECG at triage was normal. While in the ED, he […]

When superficial thrombophlebitis isn’t benign

Jordan Chenkin • January 22, 2014 • 0 Comments

A 57 year old woman presented to the ED with left leg pain and swelling for a week. She had no past medical history, and no risk factors for DVT. On examination there was a palpable superficial cord running along the medial leg from the knee to the groin. This cord was erythematous, warm and […]