Lung ultrasound: Subcutaneous Emphysema
Overview of subcutaneous emphysema with image techniques, differential diagnosis and links to clinical cases
Month February 2019
Causes of Lung Collapse
Overview of the three major causes of lung collapse with internal links Clinical Cases Lung Collapse Case 1
Euboxia and (Ab)Normality
WHAT IS EUBOXIA? ‘Euboxia‘ is the pathophysiological state whereby ‘all boxes on a pathology print-out are in the normal range’ (Reade, 2009). LITFL — Don’t put your patient in a box Reade MC (2009). Should we question if something works…
Intra-aortic Balloon Pump
IABP one of your patients had poor cardiac output after a CABGx4 and required the insertion of an intra-aortic balloon pump, what do you do?
EMA June 2013
Insights and summary of Issue 3 (Vol. 25) of Emergency Medicine Australasia published from Andrew Gosbell & Tony Brown
CICM SAQ 2011.1 Q8
A 40 year old previously well male presents with a ruptured appendix and associated peritonitis (Day 0). He returns to theatre 3 days later with ischaemic colitis and requires a right hemicolectomy.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 167
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 167 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
Why so blue?
A 40-year-old man presented to the emergency department with shortness of breath, chest pain and reported a pre-syncopal episode. But why so blue?
CICM SAQ 2010.1 Q9
A two year old child presents with fever, stridor and a harsh cough. His condition deteriorates and he requires intubation. Outline how you would do this.
Something’s not right…
Curveballs come from anywhere. A benign clinical history throws up an unusual CXR. Can you deal with this right sided aortic arch?
Mini Tracheostomy
Mini Tracheostomy: narrow bore tracheostomy tube inserted through the cricothyroid membrane
Gas-forming infections
emphysematous cystitis or pyelonephritis - usually E. coli or Klebsiella; emphysematous cholecystitis - 1/3 Clostridium perfringens, the rest are mostly E. coli or Klebsiella