Extracorporeal Elimination in Toxicology
Extracorporeal Elimination recommended for the following intoxications: methotrexate, procanamide, lithium, metformin, ethanol, methanol, ethylene glycol, salicylates, theophylline, sodium valproate.
Category CCC
The LITFL Critical Care Compendium is a comprehensive collection of pages concisely covering the core topics and controversies of critical care.
Gastrointestinal Decontamination
The role for digestive tract decontamination depends on: severity of poisoning; time from ingestion; risk of intervention
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor Toxicity
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (MAOI) Toxicity produces a hyperadrenergic syndrome from inability to inactivate noradrenaline; may contribute to serotonin toxidrome
Retrospective Studies and Chart Reviews
Retrospective studies are designed to analyse pre-existing data, and are subject to numerous biases as a result. Types of retrospective studies include: case series; retrospective cohort studies; case-control studies
Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists
Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists example is Montelukast
Pleural Effusion
Pleural Effusion secondary to blood; exudate; transudate; and chyle
SARS, MERS and the Coronaviruses
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) are novel coronaviruses that cause severe viral pneumonia in humans
Most coronavirus infections are mild respiratory tract infections
Surgical Emphysema
Surgical Emphysema
Wheeze DDx
Wheeze indicates lower airway obstruction, which can be due to the following factors: luminal; intramural; extramural
Advanced Life Support
KEY FEATURES CAB rather than ABC (30:2) 2 min cycles early, high quality, uninterrupted at least 100/min (rather than around) avoid excessive ventilation early defibrillation (higher joules for cardioversion) amiodarone after 3rd shock adrenaline every 4 minutes (every 2nd cycle)…
COATPEGS
COATPEGS is an acronym used as a memory aid for the important types of metabolic disturbance
Percutaneous Valve Replacement
Leon MB et al. Transcatheter aortic-valve implantation for aortic stenosis in patients who cannot undergo surgery. N Engl J Med. 2010 Oct 21;363(17):1597-607 [PMID 20961243] 30% of patients with AS can’t under go surgery c/o co-morbidity TAVI developed, first performed…