Alteplase (rtPA)Alteplase is a tissue plasminogen activator used as a thrombolytic medication in: Acute Ischaemic Strokes, Acute Myocardial Infarction and PEJames Pearlman and Chris NicksonJanuary 5, 2019
Tenecteplase (TNK-tPA)Tenecteplase is a tissue plasminogen activator used as a thrombolytic medication in: Acute Ischaemic Strokes, Acute Myocardial Infarction, PEJames Pearlman and Chris NicksonJanuary 4, 2019
Cardiac Output MeasurementCardiac output; Adolf Eugen Fick (1829-1901) in 1870, was the first to measure cardiac output; assumes oxygen consumption is a function of rate of blood flow and rate of oxygen pick pick up by RBC’s.Chris NicksonJanuary 1, 2019
Verdant wasteYou manage a young male with a subarachnoid haemorrhage. You are called to review because the patient has started to pass green urineMike CadoganDecember 1, 2018
How Green is my urineCasual perusal of the output from a patients indwelling catheter revelaed green urine. What are the commonest causes of this unusual urine?Mike CadoganDecember 1, 2018
Chemistry Basics: Significant FiguresSignificant Figures - Significant Zero; Addition ; Subtraction; Multiplication; DivisionMike CadoganApril 21, 2018
Chemistry Basics: Scientific NotationScientific Notation: Fixing Incorrect Scientific Notation; Accuracy and Precision; Error and Percent ErrorMike CadoganApril 20, 2018
Chemistry Basics: Unit ConversionConversion factors; Converting metric units of volume; Converting area and volume; managing multiple conversion factorsMike CadoganApril 19, 2018
Chemistry Basics: Nuclear ChemistryNuclear Chemistry: Alpha, Beta and Positron Decay; Electron Capture; Nuclear Transmutation; Isotope notation; Nuclear Fission; Half Life.Mike CadoganApril 18, 2018
Chemistry Basics: ElectrochemistryElectrochemistry: Galvanic Cells; Voltaic Cells; Electroplating; ElectrolysisMike CadoganApril 17, 2018
Chemistry Basics: ThermochemistryThermochemistry: Enthalpy; Exothermic reactions; Endothermic reactions; Food CalorimetryMike CadoganApril 16, 2018