Hypothermia and varices
Variceal bleeds can lead to terrifyingly messy resuscitations; this talk reviews tricks and tips for rescuing your patient from massive GI bleeding disasters.
RAGE Podcast – Resuscitology: Bleeding Patients
The Resuscitology team discuss the art and science of resuscitating bleeding patients using a case-based approach.
Sherren triangle
Area of skin hyperaesthesia bounded by lines joining anterior superior iliac spine, the pubic symphysis and umbilicus. One of myriad eponymous signs of acute appendicitis.
Left Posterior Fascicular Block (LPFB)
Left posterior fascicular block LPFB (left posterior hemiblock), impulses are conducted to the left ventricle via the left anterior fascicle
ATACC Simulation
The ATACC group take us through the evolution of human patient simulation. How can clinicians experience emotional attachment that comes when practicing procedures on rubber human simulators?
Hawkins classification
Hawkins classification: Classification system for talar neck fractures. Hawkins originally described Types I-III in 1970 with Canale and Kelly adding Type IV in 1978
Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Tachycardia
A review of the ECG features of right ventricular outflow tract tachycardia (RVOT), a type of VT, with example ECGs.
Hypomagnesaemia
Isolated low serum Mg levels are associated with atrial depolarisation and ventricular repolarisation abnormalities, predisposing to ventricular arrhythmias
Osgood-Schlatter disease
Osgood–Schlatter disease (OSD) Osteochondrosis or traction apophysitis of the tibial tubercle. Paget (1891), Osgood (1903), Schlatter (1903)
Decompressive Craniectomy
What's next after RESCUEicp? -The results of this study may have been disappointing, but there are some questions about the trial itself which we review.
Pelligrini-Stieda lesion
Köhler-Pellegrini-Stieda lesion: ossification near medial femoral collateral ligament adjacent to the margin of the medial femoral condyle.
Northern Ireland HEMS
The story of the Northern Ireland HEMS Service, from the political and public campaign to get it started right through to the teamwork and hard work involved in making this project a reality.