Who’s Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolff?
A 61 year old male walks up to the triage desk complaining of a funny feeling in his chest. He has had similar milder episodes in the past and has been investigated by his GP with no firm diagnosis being…
Category Medical Specialty
Frothing Mad
Frothing mad. Tropical Travel Clinical Case. Rabies aetiology, diagnosis, differential, management, treatment and prophylaxis
Quetiapine Toxicity
A classic toxicological ECG demonstrating the key electrophysiological changes seen with quetiapine overdose.
Reports of therapeutic hypothermia’s death are greatly exaggerated
Reports of Therapeutic Hyopthermia's death are greatly exaggerated - are we confusing rigor mortis with a radical face lift?
Bennett fracture
Bennett fracture: Intra-articular fracture of the base of first metacarpal with carpometacarpal joint involvement. Edward Hallaran Bennett (1837-1907)
Edward H Bennett
Edward Hallaran Bennett (1837-1907) Irish surgeon. Bennett fracture: Two-part intra-articular thumb fracture base of first metacarpal
Rolando fracture
Rolando fracture (1910) Comminuted T/Y-shaped intra-articular three-part fracture base of first metacarpal. Silvio Rolando (1873-1949)
We need to talk about TTM…. Again
David Denman argues that the TTM trial risks misinterpretation and could lead to a deterioration in post-cardiac arrest care. Follow his arguments carefully, share your experiences and decide for yourself.
Edmond I Eger II
Edmond 'Ted' Eger II (1930 – 2017) was an American anesthesiologist. Minimal alveolar concentration (MAC)
Tricyclic Overdose
A review of the ECG features seen in TCA overdose, which occur due to a combination of sodium channel blockade and antimuscarinic effects
Sinus Node Dysfunction (Sick Sinus Syndrome)
Sick Sinus Syndrome. Characterized by abnormal sinus node functioning with resultant bradycardia and cardiac insufficiency.
Right Ventricular Infarction
A review of the ECG features of right ventricular infarction with some useful tips on how to diagnose this important condition