Real world outcomes from TBI
Des Gorman talks about outcomes and controversies following traumatic brain injury.
Month February 2020
Pharm 101: Metoclopramide
ACEM Primary Pharmacology of Metoclopramide: the Pharmacokinetics; Pharmacodynamics; Clinical uses; Adverse effects
Alfred Stieda
Eugen Julius Karl Paul Alfred Stieda (1869 – 1945) was a German Surgeon. Eponym: The Stieda fracture, Stieda tubercle and Pellegrini-Stieda disease (1908)
Pacific Island Playlist: Death and compassion
Pacific Island Playlist is a bit of a secret. Suffice it to say it's a chance for non traditional speakers to highlight non traditional stuff. We hope to surprise you, make you think, and heck maybe even produce a tear or two
vanPOCUS: Inferior Vena Cava
Assessment of volume responsiveness by scanning the Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) from Vancouver POCUS by Dr. Veronique Dion
Henning Waldenström
Johan Henning Waldenström (1877-1972) Swedish Orthopaedic surgeon. Specialised in pediatric bone/joint tuberculosis Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease 1909
Jacques Calvé
Jacques Calvé (1875–1954) was a French orthopaedic surgeon. Eponymously affiliated with 'maladie de Calvé' (Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease)
Arthur Legg
Arthur Thornton Legg (1874–1939) American orthopedic surgeon. Eponym: Legg’s disease in 1910 (Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease - LCPD)
Georg Perthes
Georg Clemens Perthes (1869 – 1927) was a German surgeon. Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (1910); the Bankart shoulder repair and Perthes test
The Back-end of sepsis
Hallie Prescott tells us about why the back-end of sepsis matters and is a neglected aspect of our management.
Pharm 101: Lignocaine
ACEM Primary Pharmacology of Lignocaine: the Pharmacokinetics; Pharmacodynamics; Clinical uses; Adverse effects
Pharm 101: Propranolol
ACEM Primary Pharmacology of Propranolol: the Pharmacokinetics; Pharmacodynamics; Clinical uses; Adverse effects