Abdominal CT: Planes
Abdominal CT: Planes. How is CT different from X-ray? What are the Computed Tomography planes - axial, coronal, and sagittal
Category Medical Specialty
Abdominal CT: Common Terms
Abdominal CT: Common Terms used to describe pathology seen on CT images. Including thickened, fat stranding and fluid
Abdominal CT: Basics
Abdominal CT: Basics. How to speak like a radiologist. Here we review the basics of attenuation, enhancement and orientation
What is the role of Abdominal CT?
What is the role of Abdominal CT? When should you order and What are the alternate imaging options?
Hypertonic Saline vs Mannitol
Hypertonic Saline vs Mannitol - The Answer? The perennial debate of which osmotic agent to use to reduce elevated ICP still rages on.
BHCG, Rhesus D and Progesterone
15% of the population are Rhesus negative; Rh D immunoglobulin is administered to non-sensitised Rh D negative women to prevent the development of Rh D antibodies and in so doing prevent Rh D induced haemolytic disease of the newborn.
Elmer McKesson
Elmer Isaac “Ira” McKessen (1881-1935) was an inventor, physician and engineer. McKesson Intermittent ventilator, metabolor, and the nargraf
Managing Complications of Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Rehab Specialist Bonne Lee talks about Managing Complications of Chronic Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
Paediatric stroke
Stuart Browne is a Neuro Rehabilitation specialist from Sydney. He discusses what “severe disability” really means.
Severe disability
Stuart Browne is a Neuro Rehabilitation specialist from Sydney. He discusses what “severe disability” really means.
Wilhelm Erb
Wilhelm Heinrich Erb (1840-1921) was a German neurologist. Reflex testing, the tendon hammer and Erb palsy
Optimal Cerebral Perfusion Pressure
Mark Weedon takes us through the increasingly utilised concept of an optimal cerebral perfusion pressure (CPPopt) for each unique patient.