Systolic pressure variation
Systolic Pressure Variation and Stroke Volume Variation between spontaneous breathing and mechanical ventilation
Category Medical Specialty
Inotropes, vasopressors and other vasoactive agents
Vasoactive agents include the following: inotropes; vasopressors; inodilators and some that don't fit like dopamine...
Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease
Chronic Graft vs Host Disease is organ dysfunction occurring > 100 days post transplantation; distinct clinical syndrome from acute GVHD; pathophysiology poorly understood
Encephalitis
Encephalitis an acute encephalopathy due to an inflammatory cause
Underlying causes are numerous and may be infectious or non-infectious, many of which lack effective therapies
Stroke Thrombolysis
Stroke Thrombolysis: thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke is a controversial intervention; it is supported by a number of guidelines and in general is viewed favourably by the neurological community
Obesity and Trauma
Reviewed and revised 26 October 2016 OVERVIEW Obesity has significant implications for the assessment, management, and outcomes of trauma The relationship between obesity and negative outcome from injury has been controversial INJURY PATTERNS Obese patients tend to have lower overall…
Initial Trauma Assessment
Initial Trauma Assessment: ATLS approach
Fat Embolism Syndrome
A syndrome caused by systemic embolisation of fat globules released into the circulation following trauma or surgical procedures
Facial Trauma
Those with facial injuries have a high chance of having other serious injuries: TBI; airway obstruction; pulmonary contusion; aspiration
Burns Literature Summaries
Burns Literature Summaries
CRRT circuit clot prevention
Steps in preventing Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy circuits from clotting
Glucagon Therapy
Agonist at glucagon-specific Gs-protein coupled receptor, activates adenylyl cyclase resulting in increased [cAMP]i