Does occult Ventricular Fibrillation occur? If so what is the incidence and how does it appear on our ECGs?

This study answered these questions.

The...

The new Clinical Practice Guidelines by the AHA on the Evaluation and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism have been published.
Here is a synopsis of...

Should we be targeting a higher MAP in that subset of patients with sepsis who progress to shock? There is a high mortality in this group and an even ...

There is no optimal resuscitation strategy when dealing with septic shock. The management of fluids and vasoactive agents together with antibiotics is...

Post resuscitative shock, occurs in up to 70% of patients who achieve return of spontaneous circulation(ROSC)(1). The use of adrenaline is well establ...

Poor clinical outcomes occur in patients with refractory Ventricular Fibrillation (VF), which is defined as persistent VF following three consecutive ...

Pulmonary embolism(PE) and Acute Coronary Syndrome(ACS) causing ischaemia can sometimes be difficult to clinically differentiate. The patient with sin...

The Study
DeMasi SC et al. Evidence-based Emergency Tracheal Intubation. Am J of Resp and Crit Care Med. 2025:211: pp 1156-1164

This review looks at t...

Sepsis is associated with morbidity and mortality.The presense of hypoalbuminemia is associated with poor outcomes in septic patients. Could administr...

Should cardiac arrest patients in asystole be shocked? Is there any advantage to this?

What do we know about asystole in cardiac arrest?

Patients in...

A 65 yo patient with a history of hypertension and mild renal impairment, presents to your rural emergency department with some lightheadedness and...