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Exertional Heat Stroke
An Interview with Dr Will Davies; We discuss an interesting case of exertional heat stroke.
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Resuscitative Sequence Intubation
Beware the 4 main areas that can result in cardiac arrest peri-intubation.HypotensionPositive pressure ventilation secondary to intubation, increases intrathoracic pressure which increases right atrial pressure...
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Airway Pearls for Intubating the Obese Patient.
AIRWAY PEARLSConsider every case a difficult Intubation due to effects on anatomy and physiologyNormal airway techniques may not be effective.Positioning of the patient is critical- aim for head up.Pre-oxygenation...
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ICU will not take the patient
An 88 yo patient who is fully independent, is brought into ED by ambulance in Cardiogenic Shock. The only past history the patient has is hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia.Earlier that morning the patient...
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Cases in Sock: Choosing Inotropes and Vasopressors
Cases in Shock: Choosing Inotropes and VasopressorsHow do we choose the right pressor in shock? Below is a brief discussion of pressors and their properties as well as 4 cases, where we choose the pressor to use, with...
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Status Epilepticus
Dr Adam Michael Talks about Status Asthmaticus. The approach, the treatment, all in a 15 minute summary.
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5 Steps to Diagnose Diplopia
A patient walks into the Emergency Department with a complaint of Diplopia. "I'm seeing Double".How do you approach this situation?What are the causes?How do we tell the difference between Monocular and Binocular?Here...
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Guillain Barre Syndrome
This is a low frequency High stakes Disease we cannot miss.
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Atrial Flutter with a High degree Block
A patient presents feeling dizzy when standing. His ECG shows he is in Atrial Flutter with a variable block. The block is significant. In some places it is 8:1. His blood pressure is 130 mmHg systolic. He is normally...
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Oxygen Targets in Post Cardiac Arrest Patients with ROSC
We look at the unknown variables of ventilation and oxygenation both during cardiac arrest and post ROSC. We mention the EXACT Trial and the BOX Trial.
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Pericarditis
Pericarditis requires 2 of 4 criteria to make the diagnosis. It can however be difficult to do so, because criteria such as a pericardial rub are difficult to hear, the ECG changes may not be present and the chest...
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A Case of Electrical VT Storm
Electrical Storm can be difficult to manage. Repeated episodes of Ventricular tachycardia, with haemodynamic compromise, that do not respond to defibrillation and potentially to medication, are a significant...
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