Impending Doom
Cliff Reid starts us off on this series by looking at the patient that presents saying they are 'going to die' - "Angor Animi and Impending Doom".
Category Medical Specialty
Priapism management
Emergency Procedure: Priapism management. Management of Low flow ischaemic priapism (98%) and High flow non-ischaemic priapism (2%)
Perimortem Caesarean section
Perimortem Caesarean section; Resuscitative Hysterotomy / Perimortem Caesarean Section. Primarily, may increase chances of maternal ROSC as it improves maternal cardiac output ~25%
Abnormal vaginal bleeding
Abnormal vaginal bleeding in the non-pregnant patient. Assessment, DDX and Management. Critical Care Compendium
Thoracotomy
Emergency Procedure: Thoracotomy. Possibly the most terrifying emergency procedure, but also one which carries a high chance of saving a life.
Neuroimaging Cases 002
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. August 2023 neuromaging cases and interpretation from the Carolinas Medical Center
Karl Connell
Major Karl Connell (1878-1941) was an American surgeon, serviceman and inventor. Connell Mask, Connell Model, Connell Flowmeter, Connell Airway
Ivor Lewis
Ivor Lewis (1895–1982) was a Welsh surgeon. Eponymously remembered for 1946 description of Ivor Lewis Oesophagectomy
Sister Mary Joseph
Sister Mary Joseph (Julia Dempsey) (1856 - 1939) was an American Catholic nun, nurse, and hospital administrator. Sister Mary Joseph sign (1928)
Pelvic Binders
Emergency Procedure: Pelvic Binders. Pelvic binders can be applied to patients following blunt trauma if there is any suspicion of pelvic fracture.
William Edwards Ladd
William Edwards Ladd (1880-1967) was an American paediatric surgeon. The father of paediatric surgery. Ladd bands, Ladd operation, Ladd syndrome (1932)
Louis Mercier
Louis-Auguste Mercier (1811-1882) was a French urologist. Devised the coude catheter (Mercier catheter) with the tip at an angle (Mercier angle)