Barlow syndrome
Barlow syndrome (primary billowing mitral leaflet syndrome (BMLS)). Auscultatory findings of late systolic murmur with non-ejection ('mid-late') systolic click
Category LITFL
John Barlow
John Brereton Barlow (1924-2008) was a South African cardiologist. Barlow described mitral valve prolapse (eponymously known as Barlow’s syndrome) in 1963
Mary Walker
Mary Broadfoot Walker (1888 - 1974) was a Scottish physician. Mary Walker effect (1934); neostigmine and myasthenia gravis
Procedure: Lateral Canthotomy
Today we cover lateral canthotomy and cantholysis, with a guide made in partnership with a recent publication in Australasian Emergency Care
Procedure: Lateral Canthotomy
Today we cover lateral canthotomy and cantholysis, with a guide made in partnership with a recent publication in Australasian Emergency Care
McGinn-White pattern
McGinn and White first described the so-called S1Q3T3 pattern in five patients with acute cor pulmonale secondary to pulmonary embolism.
Airway – Tracheostomy emergencies
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Tracheostomy emergencies for patients in respiratory distress or following accidental decannulation
Airway – Cricothyroidotomy (needle)
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Needle Cricothyroidotomy when unable to oxygenate and ventilate with (BVM, LMA, ETT) and age <10years
Airway – Laryngeal mask
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Laryngeal mask airway (LMA) for airway compromise and deeply reduced level of consciousness or arrest
Airway – Oropharyngeal airway
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Oropharyngeal airway for upper airway obstruction (partial or complete) and reduced level of consciousness
Airway – Nasopharyngeal airway
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Nasopharyngeal airway for upper airway obstruction (partial or complete)
Airway manoeuvres
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Airway manoeuvres for upper airway obstruction (partial or complete)