FFS: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Wernicke encephalopathy is an acute, reversible condition due to thiamine deficiency. Prompt treatment prevents progression to Korsakoff’s psychosis
Category Medical Specialty
Airway – Cricothyroidotomy (needle)
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Needle Cricothyroidotomy when unable to oxygenate and ventilate with (BVM, LMA, ETT) and age <10years
Airway – Laryngeal mask
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Laryngeal mask airway (LMA) for airway compromise and deeply reduced level of consciousness or arrest
Airway – Oropharyngeal airway
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Oropharyngeal airway for upper airway obstruction (partial or complete) and reduced level of consciousness
Charles Brown-Sequard
Charles Edouard Brown-Séquard (1817- 1894) was a French physician and physiologist. Brown-Séquard Syndrome (1850); Brown-Séquard Elixir; hormone therapy
Airway – Nasopharyngeal airway
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Nasopharyngeal airway for upper airway obstruction (partial or complete)
Airway manoeuvres
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Airway manoeuvres for upper airway obstruction (partial or complete)
Procedure: Central Venous Catheter (IJV)
Emergency Procedure, instructions and discussion: Internal Jugular (IJV) Central Venous Catheter placement
Augusta Klumpke
Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke (1859-1927) was an American neurologist. Klumpke palsy (1885). First woman in France to receive the title of ‘interne des hôpitaux’ and the first female President of the Societé de neurologie de Paris.
Procedure: Central Venous Catheter (IJV)
Emergency Procedure: Internal Jugular (IJV) Central Venous Catheter placement
Guillain–Barré syndrome
Guillain-Barré syndrome is the most common and severe acute inflammatory paralytic neuropathy. The classical description of GBS involves rapidly progressive bilateral weakness, usually starting in the distal lower extremities and ascending proximally.
Echo basics: Apical and Subcostal Views
Patient position coupled with probe placement and orientation for optimal apical and subcostal views