ECG Case 072
This ECG is from a 49 year old. He self-presented to the emergency department with chest pain. Describe and interpret this ECG. LITFL Top 100 ECG
Month January 2019
Apnoeic oxygenation
Apnoeic oxygenation is used to extend the 'safe apnoea time' beyond that which can be achieved by preoxygenation alone
Post-Hypoxic Myoclonus
Post-hypoxic myoclonus (PHM) refers to myoclonus occurring after hypoxic brain injury resulting from a cardiac arrest, characterised by abrupt, irregular contractions of muscles that may be focal or generalised
Newborn Resuscitation
Newborn Resuscitation
Intravenous Immunoglobulin
nitially developed for replacement therapy for patients with humoral immune deficiency; immunomodulatory agent; similar indications in autoimmune disease as for plasma exchange
Urinalysis Overview
References and Links Unusual urine – Clinical Cases Urine Color Urine Transparency (turbidity) Dipstick urinalysis CCC – Urinalysis CCC – Urine electrolytes – Urinary anion gap Urinalysis Overview Table Laboratory Urinalysis
Urine Odour
Consumption of certain foods and medications may be causes for changes in the odour of urine as well as pathological conditions
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Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 105 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
Ultrasound Case 065
Presentation A 24 year old male presents with 36 hours of right testicular pain. He is a poor historian and can’t provide details for the onset, although he has risk factors for sexually transmitted infection. His right testis is swollen…
CVP Measurement
Central venous pressure (CVP) is the pressure recorded from the right atrium or superior vena cava and is representative of the filling pressure of the right side of the heart
Hyperammonemia
Hyperammonemia: High levels of ammonia in the blood (typical reference range, 11-35 umol/L). This is rare, except in the presence of liver failure.
Pulmonary opacities on chest x-ray
There are 3 major patterns of pulmonary opacity: Airspace filling; Interstitial patterns; and Atelectasis