Dr Andrew Perry talks about this potentially controversial topic.. Pressors in Trauma. It's always been drilled into us that we just don't give presso...

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 ha...

 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 ca...

Dr James Edwards Discusses this important topic

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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...

Dr Adam Michael talks about hyponatraemia; the causes and the management.

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Upper Gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) affects approximately 1 in 1000 of the population per year and has an overall mortality of up to 10%. 

The cau...

A 28 yo otherwise well patient has presented to the emergency department with an imminent delivery. The baby is delivered and there is some vaginal...

Tonsillectomy is a common paediatric procedure. It may be a simple palatine tonsillar procedure or more complicated with adenoid removal. Unless mo...

What are stroke mimics?

• They don't follow stroke syndromes
• The are not sudden onset
• Their severity fluctuates
• They may have other systemic signs
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Dr Andrew Perry looks at using Ketamine for analgesia.

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AIRWAY PEARLS

• Consider every case a difficult Intubation due to effects on anatomy and physiology
• Normal airway techniques may not be effective
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