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?
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
Right Ventricular Hypertrophy (RVH)
Electrocardiographic Features of Right Ventricular Hypertrophy (RVH) RAD; dominant R wave (V1) S wave (V5) and more
Myocarditis
A review of the ECG features of myocarditis - Myocardial inflammation in the absence of ischaemia. Life in the Fast Lane LITFL ECG Library
Raised Intracranial Pressure
ECG changes seen with raised intracranial pressure (ICO) / intracranial haemorrhage and subarachnoid haemorrhage with ECG examples