Pleural Tap
Pleural Tap: Thoracocentesis; Diagnostic - determine the cause of pleural effusion. Therapeutic - remove excess pleural fluid to assist respiration and provide symptomatic relief.
Category Procedure
Urinary Catheterisation
Indications Contraindications: Choose the correct catheter Handy Hints: References and Links
Tracheostomy Insertion Techniques
Approach to percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) procedure
Is there anything a SAM splint can’t do?
Deciding what to carry in your medical kit on an expedition is hard. You don’t want to leave anything out, but you can’t carry an entire hospital on your back. I mean, the wheels on the slit lamp really suck…
Subungual haematoma trephination
Following on from Bone and Joint Bamboozler 006 we outline a simple method for trephination (drainage) of the subungual haematoma
Obedience Under Arrest
There’s a torso at the front of the queue. Towards the back of the line, patiently waiting their turn, are several uniformed staff-members. Some of them are cracking their knuckles. They mean business. Well one doesn’t, but he’s a first…