The ambulance phone rings. They are 5 minutes away with a 32 yo patient with history of asthma who has had two hours of shortness of breath and wheez...
A 72 yo patient presents with what appears to be a pre syncopal episode at home. This is on a background history of having had a valve repair 3 wee...
Beware the 4 main areas that can result in cardiac arrest peri-intubation.
- Hypotension
- Hypoxaemia
- Severe Metabolic Acidosis
- Right Ventricular ...
This is a review of the Pragmatic Trial Examining Oxygenation Prior to Intubation (PREOXI) trial(1). (12 minute read)
The aim of this trial was to ...
A 68 yo patient is brought into the ED, post cardiac arrest.
The patient collapsed whilst out. Down-time was approximately 5 minutes; bystander CPR ...
Does a normal ECG exclude Hyperkalaemia?
Do we treat patients with a K+ < 6.5 mmol/L?
Do ECG changes in hyperkalaemia predict a adverse outcome?
Should ...
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