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…
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 (thoracentesis) emergency decompression of a tension pneumothorax
ECMO Troubleshooting: Approach to problems specific to patients requiring ECMO therapy
A double lumen endotracheal tube (DLT) is an endotracheal tube designed to isolate the lungs from one another anatomically and/or physiologically
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 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
Defibrillator: application of an electrical current across the heart to convert VF/VT -> sinus rhythm
A 41-year old man is brought to ED after becoming drowsy while in police custody. He states that he has taken an overdose of diazepam tablets prior to being arrested. A puzzling case of drug-induced delirium. Can you solve the mystery?
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 127 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 126 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
A case of paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity with a discussion of the Schiodt scoring system for predicting paracetamol-induced liver failure.