Month January 2019
CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) replaces the function of the heart and lungs while the heart is arrested to provide a bloodless, stable surgical field

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Obstetric Bleeder

A 32 year-old woman is referred to the ICU post caesarean section. In the last 2 hours she has developed vaginal bleeding and oozing from her epidural site.

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Palpable Excitement

A 76 year-old man presents with a florid spreading violaceous rash over most of his body - Palpable Purpura - What is your differential diagnosis?

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Sulfa Drug Discombobulation

Is it safe to give a patient frusemide if he has an allergy to sulfa drugs? Are you feeling slightly immunologically discombobulated? The answer's here.

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Traumatic Angioedema

A 33 year old caucasian female presented to the emergency department following minor trauma to her upper lip. Traumatic Angioedema?

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Pulsus Paradoxus

Pulsus paradoxus is defined as an inspiratory drop in blood pressure of 10mmHg or more during normal breathing.