Heart HQ: Pericarditis
Heart HQ - Episode 20: Pericarditis is the swelling of the membrane around the heart. We discuss a recent case study of acute pericarditis following a respiratory tract infection.
Category Medical Specialty
Pediatric Ortho Cases 004
January 2022 Pediatric Orthopedic case interpretation: clavicle fractures - with Kelsey Lena, Danielle Sutton, and Virginia Casey
Piotr Nikolsky
Piotr Vasiliyevich Nikolskiy Петро Васильович Нікольський (1858-1940) was a Russian dermatologist
Williams syndrome
Williams-Beuren syndrome: Generalized disorder characterized by unusual facies, abnormal behavioral abilities, cardiovascular anomalies, especially supravalvular aortic stenosis (SVAS), renal and other abnormalities
Platelets (for transfusion)
Platelet transfusions are undertaken for numerous reasons, such as severe bleeding with low platelet counts, or dysfunctional platelets.
Heart HQ: Atrial fibrillation
Heart HQ - Episode 19: Atrial fibrillation, the most common cardiac arrhythmia that we see in our patients. In this podcast, we explain the different types of AF
William R. Pugh
William Russ Pugh (1806-1897) was an English anaesthetist and surgeon. Pugh's inhlaer; First use of Ether for surgery in Australia
Modifications to blood components
Modifications to blood components that can be requested / are performed on products which include washed, phenotype matching etc.
Fibrinogen Concentrate
Aka. RiaSTAP or Fibrinogen (Factor I) Concentrate DESCRIPTION INDICATIONS ADMINISTRATION / DOSING Intravenous (IV) PREPARATION PHARMACEUTICS GROUP / CROSSMATCH ADVERSE EFFECTS LOCATION OF ACTION MECHANISM OF ACTION CONTRAINDICATIONS ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES TO CRYOPRECIPITATE Advantages Disadvantages RECONSTITUTION TIPS It is a…
Adult CXR Cases 021
December 2021 Adult Emergency Medicine Chest X-ray interpretation with Daniel Escobar, Angela Pikus, Alex Blackwell, and Marianne Dannemiller
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome is a combination of the presence of a congenital accessory pathway and episodes of tachyarrhythmia.
Fontaine lead
Fontaine bipolar precordial leads (F-ECG) are used to increase the sensitivity of epsilon wave detection, characteristic of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD/C)