Luer syringe
Lüer syringe dates to 1894, when Parisian medical instrument maker Hermann Wülfing-Lüer manufactured a unique graduated all-glass hypodermic syringe
vanPOCUS: FAST Abdominal Scan
Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma - Abdominal Scan from Vancouver POCUS
Emergency management of Pre-eclampsia
Kat Evans takes us through the reality of managing pre-eclampsia in South Africa, highlighting what we cannot miss.
Classic CT brain pathology
Andrew Dixon from Radiopaedia covers all the common pathology seen on CT scans in critical care.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 304
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 304 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind The medical trivia FFFF.
vanPOCUS: 1st Trimester Obstetrics
Vancouver POCUS discusses how to perform and interpret trans-abdominal ultrasound for 1st trimester pregnancies, particularly when assessing for the presence of an intrauterine pregnancy versus an ectopic pregnancy.
Pharm 101: Spironolactone
ACEM Primary Pharmacology of Spironolactone: the Pharmacokinetics; Pharmacodynamics; Clinical uses; Adverse effects
Pharm 101: Nifedipine
ACEM Primary Pharmacology of Nimodipine: the Pharmacokinetics; Pharmacodynamics; Clinical uses; Adverse effects
Airway management
Adam Rehak provides practical pearls about managing the unexpected difficult airway; emphasising the importance of effective teamwork with the Vortex approach and the DAS guidelines.
vanPOCUS: Pulmonary POCUS
Vancouver POCUS present a review of pulmonary point of care ultrasound including pneumothorax, pleural effusion and B-lines by Dr. Lauren Arthurs.
Pipkin fracture
Pipkin classification of femoral head fracture designed by Garrett Pipkin (1904-1981) and first published 1957