Plant Toxicity
Severe toxicity from plants is rare in humans; risk assessment is often difficult - plant identification may be difficult; - toxin quantification may be impossible
Category Medical Specialty
Chilaiditi syndrome
Chilaiditi syndrome: symptomatic hepatodiaphragmatic interposition associated with abdominal pain, nocturnal vomiting, anorexia, and abdominal distension.
Base of Skull Fracture
Base of Skull Fracture: fracture involving the floor of the cranial vault
Pacing Modes
Pacing Modes – Advantages and Disadvantages
Electromagnetic Interference
electromagnetic interference can affect the function of implanted electronic devices such as pacemakers and ICDs
Temporary Pacemaker Troubleshooting
Temporary Pacemaker Troubleshooting. Problems with pacing: output failure, failure to capture. Problems with sensing: oversensing, undersensing and Pacemaker syndromes
Antibiotic Timing
The mantra for timing of antibiotics for serious infections is 'hit hard, early and appropriately'. Despite the strong biological plausibility of a need for early antibiotics in patients with serious bacterial infections the importance of antibiotic timing is controversial
Pacemakers
Pacemakers are devices that detect the electrical activity of the heart and stimulate it to contract at a faster rate.
Overdrive Pacing
Overdrive pacing = pacing the heart at a higher rate than the native heart rate; VT or VF can result -> always have DC cardioversion available
Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) is present when mean pulmonary artery pressure exceeds 25 mm Hg at rest or 30 mm Hg with exercise. Primary PHT is a relatively rare idiopathic condition; Secondary PHT is usually due to cardiac or respiratory cause
A Spider called Willis
A ferocious spider lives in the brain. His name is Willis!
Sidney Weinstein
Sidney Weinstein (1922 - 2010) was and American neuroscientist and neuropsychologist. Semmes-Weinstein monofilament test and the Weinstein Enhanced Sensory Test