Cardiovascular Physiology Overview
Cardiovascular Physiology Overview: summary of cardiac muscle, electrical properties, haemodynamics and blood supply
Cardiovascular Physiology Overview: summary of cardiac muscle, electrical properties, haemodynamics and blood supply
Cardiovascular Performance Assessment: Summary of cardiovascular performance assessment, primarily in the peri-operative setting
Cardiogenic Shock Literature: early revascularisation and the
intra-aortic balloon pump IABP
Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy = the restoration of ventricular co-ordination by means of an implanted cardiac resynchronization device.
The paediatric airway differs from that of adults in terms of anatomy, and there are important management implications
This is an airway emergency with upper airway obstruction in a paediatric patient.
A 22 year old man presents with abdominal pain and diarrhoea. He has 3 months of intermittent diarrhoea sometimes with blood, accompanied with weight loss and abdominal discomfort.
Henri Marie René Leriche (1879–1955) French surgeon. Described as the father of vascular surgery. Leriche syndrome (1940), Leriche operation (1913)
Woldemar Mobitz (1889-1951) was a Russian-German physician. Applied mathematical approach to arrhythmias 1924 Mobitz Type I and II AV Block
A 23 year old woman presents with right sided pelvic pain and vaginal spotting. Her last period was 6 or 7 weeks ago and her urinary BHCG is positive. You perform a transvaginal ultrasound.
Shoulder dislocations. Few procedures are more fulfilling in the emergency department. A little intra-articular lidocaine, some ketamine (always the answer), some propofol, and you’ve nearly instantaneously fixed a painful condition. Thankfully we’ve moved on from the barbaric techniques pictured below.…
In drowning victims, it’s primarily respiratory in nature, and they absolutely need ventilations. But how many of the ads for CCPR are that nuanced?