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Idiopathic VT Aug 22, 2024

Idiopathic Ventricular Tachycardia (VT), occurs in structurally normal hearts and comprises about 10% of VT cases. This is a more benign form of VT, with patients rarely suffering from sudden...

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Otitis Media: Antibiotics or Not? Aug 22, 2024

We're back to an old question of should we give antibiotics for otitis media? The factors always being weighed up have been around the benefit which includes reduction in pain and resolution...

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ECG Quiz Aug 15, 2024

A 32 yo patient presents with syncope during a game of football. He is well now, with no symptoms and normal vitals.

His ecg is shown below. What is the potential diagnosis based on his ecg?

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A Clinical Risk Score for Vertigo Aug 14, 2024

The patient with vertigo can be a clinical challenge. Patients may describe their symptoms as vertigo, or the room spinning, or dizziness, or a problem with balance, or use other descriptors....

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Is this a pacemaker malfunction? Aug 13, 2024

A patient who presents to the your Emergency Department with a non-cardiac issue has the incidental findings on the ecg shown below. The patient has a history of non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy with...

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Elderly Patients with low Energy Blunt Trauma: Head CT? Aug 12, 2024

Here's a case I have presented to me frequently. The resident presents the case of a 78 yo who had a mechanical fall at home. The patient may or may not remember a head strike. I am asked the...

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EM Mastery
Acute Aortic Syndrome
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Acute Aortic Syndrome Aug 07, 2024

This podcast was recorded at RESUSCORE in Bali in 2023. Dr James Edwards talks about the presentation, diagnosis and management of Aortic Dissection.

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D-dimer to rule out Acute Aortic Syndrome Aug 07, 2024

Patients with acute aortic syndrome, may be very difficult to diagnose. Patients who present with textbook ripping severe chest pain and accompanying focal neurology and have findings of a pulse...

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Is Presyncope as Serious as Syncope? Aug 01, 2024

Syncope has three components:

  1. Loss of consciousness
  2. Loss of postural tone and
  3. Return to baseline

Patients with syncope comprise about 1% of all Emergency Department(ED) presentations. The...

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Syncope in Children Aug 01, 2024

Syncope is not uncommon, occurring in up to 25% of children. Most causes are benign, however we need to be aware of the of 3 major groups as these can be very serious diagnoses:

  1. Those with a...
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Clearing the Adult C spine Aug 01, 2024

Dr Luke Lawton puts the potential for C spine injury into perspective.

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EM Mastery
5 Steps To Diagnose Diplopia
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5 Steps To Diagnose Diplopia Jul 25, 2024

A patient presents with a complaint of diplopia. “I’ve been seeing double since last night. It started after I woke up from a nap”

Patients who present with diplopia following...

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Happiness in Emergency Medicine Jul 23, 2024

Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine talks about this most important topic. This was recorded at EMCORE London 2024.

 

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Resuscitative Sequence Intubation Jul 23, 2024

There are 4 main physiological areas, we need to target, as they can result in peri-intubation cardiac arrest.

Hypotension

Positive pressure ventilation secondary to intubation, increases...

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D-Dimer only testing for PE Jul 23, 2024

Here is a common scenario: The resident presents a case of a 58 yo patient who has presented with shortness of breath. They go over the examination, the ECG findings and then say ".... and the...

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Zero Point Survey Jul 23, 2024

The 'zero-point survey' is the pre-primary survey. It is about preparing self, the team, the environment and the equipment. It is a 'cognitive roadmap' to prepare for complex resuscitation cases.

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ZERO point Survey: The lecture Jul 23, 2024

I recently reviewed a study on 'Zero Point Survey' By Reid et al. (Review in Papercut)

At EMCORE London, Dr Joe Nemeth presented the Lecture on Zero Point Survey and what it means. Enjoy the...

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The ARREST Trial Jul 23, 2024

Survival from out of hospital cardiac arrest varies from region to region. This makers sense as it depends on resources, such as medical and nursing staff, expertise of that staff and resources...

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ECG Quiz July Jul 23, 2024

A 35 yo patient presents with sharp central chest pain, that he has had since yesterday and has become worst. The pain does not radiate and improves when he sits up. He has no other symptoms and...

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Hyponatraemia Jul 23, 2024

Dr Adam Michael talks about hyponatraemia; the causes and the management. This lecture was recorded at EMCORE 2013.

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Femoral Artery Ultrasound in Cardiac Arrest Jul 23, 2024

Cohen AL et al. Femoral artery Doppler ultrasound is more accurate than manual palpation for pulse detection in cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 2022;173: 157-165.

When we are in the ACLS...

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Diagnostic Testing for Suspected SAH Jul 23, 2024

 

Non-traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) accounts for 5% of acute headache presentations to the emergency department. The urgency to make a diagnosis when patients have a 'warning leak'...

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Early vs Late Airway Management for OHCA Jul 23, 2024

 

Advanced airway is seen as a definitive and reliable means of establishing protected ventilation and oxygenation. It has been shown to improve ROSC and neurological outcomes. The main...

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The PREOXI Trial: NIV for pre-oxygenation Jul 23, 2024

This is a review of the Pragmatic Trial Examining Oxygenation Prior to Intubation (PREOXI) trial(1).

The aim of this trial was to determine to determine the effect of preoxygenation with...

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