VT or not VT
"VT or not VT? That is the question..." you muse. Then your patient Bill says "A shock, a shock, my kingdom for a shock"...
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Moritz Roth
Moritz Roth (1839-1914) was a Swiss pathologist. He is eponymously associated with Roth spots (1872), which he first observed in the retina of patients with septicaemia.
ECG Case 076
This ECG is from a 40 yr old male who presented following a large overdose of an anti-spasmodic agent.
ICE 004: Chest pain ECG
A 64 year old man attends the ED after developing chest pain radiating to the jaw and right arm while playing tennis. The pain has now been present for nearly half an hour and continues unabated. Describe his ECG
NICE fever guidelines for kids
Fever is the most common presentation to Paeds ED and it can be difficult to identify a focus. This causes us (me anyway) a great deal of concern.
Metabolic Mayhem
Two quick ECG problems for you this week. See if you can spot the common thread. This potassium with hyperkalemia, hypokalaemia
Paul Louis Duroziez
Paul Louis Duroziez (1826 - 1897) was a French general practitioner, eponymous with Duroziez sign (1861) and Duroziez disease (1877).
Post-op Pacing Puzzler
Nightshift, ICU and one of your post-op cardiac patients is showing some worrying Post-op Pacing Puzzler Possible Wenckebach Mobitz 1
“Beholders” or patients and families?
Guest post by Dr Peter Hutchinson, Professor of Neurosurgery; Dr Angelos Kolias, Clinical Lecturer in Neurosurgery; and Dr David Menon, Professor of Anaesthesia – all at the University of Cambridge and Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK. It is a response to the recent…
ICE 002: Trampoline injury
A 9 year old boy fell while trampolining and struck his head on the trampoline frame. There was definite loss of consciousness but just for how long is unclear as the only witnesses were friends his age. The clinical image shows findings on the left side of his head.
Robert Todd
Robert Bentley Todd (1809 – 1860) was an Irish physician. Provided early depictions of migraine, peripheral neuritis, and postepileptic paralysis (Todd's palsy). He also gave an important discourse on locomotor ataxy (tabes dorsalis).
What is Brugada Syndrome?
Brugada Syndrome is an ECG abnormality (Brugada sign) in association with specific clinical findings