Heat and Moisture Exchanger
Heat and Moisture Exchanger (HME); those in current use are generally combined with a microbiological filter, hence they are called HME filters (HMEF)
Category LITFL
Glidescope
Glidescope: difficult intubation management. Fibreoptic camera on end or laryngoscope blade + high resolution video monitor
Gastric tonometry
Gastric tonometry a method of assessing regional hypoperfusion
Administer Injections
Injections are most commonly administered IM (intramuscular) or SC (subcutaneously)
General Preparation for Procedures
Prepare yourself Familiarise yourself with the procedure, including the indications, contraindications, technique with anatomical landmarks, and the potential complications. Never perform a procedure unless you have first observed. that procedure being performed, and then performed the procedure at least once…
Endotracheal Tube (Standard)
there are numerous modified versions of endotracheal tubes (ETT) used in critical care, this page describes the features of a standard endotracheal tube
Emergency thoracocentesis
Emergency thoracocentesis (thoracentesis) emergency decompression of a tension pneumothorax
ECMO Troubleshooting
ECMO Troubleshooting: Approach to problems specific to patients requiring ECMO therapy
Double Lumen Endotracheal Tube
A double lumen endotracheal tube (DLT) is an endotracheal tube designed to isolate the lungs from one another anatomically and/or physiologically
Brain Dead?
A baffling case of apparent brain death... Can you work out what has happened? A 35-year old female with a history of multiple sclerosis and depression is found collapsed at home. She is known to have access to quetiapine.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 128
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 128 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
Defibrillators
Defibrillator: application of an electrical current across the heart to convert VF/VT -> sinus rhythm