Retrospective studies are designed to analyse pre-existing data, and are subject to numerous biases as a result. Types of retrospective studies include: case series; retrospective cohort studies; case-control studies
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A 26 year old woman describes sudden severe left iliac fossa pain late in the evening prior to presentation. On the morning of presentation she complained of bilateral shoulder tip pain and had a presyncopal episode on standing up. She is not pregnant.
OVERVIEW The Teaching Course was held in Copenhagen in June 2017 (see the website here: ) and in Melbourne in August 2017 This page contains resources for the sessions I taught in ‘The Sim Course’ (Copenhagen) and ‘The Learning Course’ (…
Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists example is Montelukast
Pleural Effusion secondary to blood; exudate; transudate; and chyle
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) are novel coronaviruses that cause severe viral pneumonia in humans
Most coronavirus infections are mild respiratory tract infections
Surgical Emphysema
Wheeze indicates lower airway obstruction, which can be due to the following factors: luminal; intramural; extramural
KEY FEATURES CAB rather than ABC (30:2) 2 min cycles early, high quality, uninterrupted at least 100/min (rather than around) avoid excessive ventilation early defibrillation (higher joules for cardioversion) amiodarone after 3rd shock adrenaline every 4 minutes (every 2nd cycle)…
COATPEGS is an acronym used as a memory aid for the important types of metabolic disturbance
Leon MB et al. Transcatheter aortic-valve implantation for aortic stenosis in patients who cannot undergo surgery. N Engl J Med. 2010 Oct 21;363(17):1597-607 [PMID 20961243] 30% of patients with AS can’t under go surgery c/o co-morbidity TAVI developed, first performed…