Kaposi Sarcoma
Kaposi Sarcoma: An idiopathic pigmented sarcoma of the skin. Red nodules of varying size develop in the skin initially appearing on the sole of the foot then affecting the hands, progressing to affect the rest of the body.
Category LITFL
Moriz Kaposi
Moriz 'Kohn' Kaposi (1837 – 1902) was a Hungarian physician and dermatologist. Provided first, descriptions of systemic lupus erythematosus (1869/1872); Kaposi Sarcoma (1872); xeroderma pigmentosum (1882); lichen ruber moniliformis (1886); and varicelliform eruption (1887)
Troubleshooting PAC insertion
Troubleshooting Pulmonary Artery Catheter insertion
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 105
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 105 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
CVP Measurement
Central venous pressure (CVP) is the pressure recorded from the right atrium or superior vena cava and is representative of the filling pressure of the right side of the heart
Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage DDx
Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage is classically bleeding from above the ligament of Trietz (the suspensory muscle of duodenum that connects to the diaphragm), can is characterised by haemetemesis and melaena.
Cleaning Bronchoscope
Cleaning Bronchoscope. The technique described uses the Matrix biofilm remover as a detergent.
Reye syndrome
Description History 1929 – First recorded 1963 – Reye, Morgan and Baral published in Lancet 1964 – George Johnson published after Influenza B outbreak 1979 – Starko et al statistically-significant link between aspirin use and Reye syndrome 1980 – CDC…
Finger Thoracostomy
Finger Thoracostomy: Any pneumothorax in a patient undergoing positive pressure ventilation; Actual or near traumatic cardiac arrest; Shocked state with no apparent cause; Pleural drainage is not indicated in drowning or hangings unless pneumothorax is diagnosed. Remember pleural decompression will reduce the efficiency of the ACD and impedance valve
Standard Precautions
Previously known by various names including "universal precautions", standard precautions are designed to reduce the risk of microorganism transfer from both recognised and unrecognised sources to a susceptible host.
Léon Clément Le Fort
Léon Clément Le Fort (1829 – 1893) was a French surgeon. Eponym: Wagstaffe-Le Fort fracture (1886); Le Fort Operation for uterine prolapse; Le Fort amputation; Le Fort Male Catheter; and Le Fort sound. Godfather of FOAM 'Liberté de l'enseignement'
Pulmonary Artery Catheter
Pulmonary Artery Catheter aka Swan-Ganz catheter (or 'the yellow snake'); continuous cardiac output monitoring; pulmonary artery pressure and more...