Pharm 101: Azithromycin
ACEM Primary Pharmacology of Azithromycin: the Pharmacokinetics; Pharmacodynamics; Clinical uses; Adverse effects
Pharm 101: Levodopa
ACEM Primary Pharmacology of Levodopa: the Pharmacokinetics; Pharmacodynamics; Clinical uses; Adverse effects
Pharm 101: Fluoxetine
ACEM Primary Pharmacology of Fluoxetine: the Pharmacokinetics; Pharmacodynamics; Clinical uses; Adverse effects
Pharm 101: Sumatriptan
ACEM Primary Pharmacology of Sumatriptan: the Pharmacokinetics; Pharmacodynamics; Clinical uses; Adverse effects
Intracranial Hypertension
Rhonda Cadena discusses management of intracranial hypertension, specifically substantial practice variation.
vanPOCUS: Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade
Vancouver POCUS introduction to cardiac POCUS with a review of assessment for pericardial effusions and sonographic findings in cardiac tamponade by Dr Justin Ahn
Adriaan van den Spiegel
Adriaan van den Spiegel (1578 – 1625) was a Flemish anatomist and botanist. Spigelian hernia - hernia of the Spiegelian fascia [Hernia de la ligne semilunaire de Spiegel; Spiegel hernia]
Giovanni Battista Morgagni
Giovanni Battista Morgagni (1682 – 1771) Italian physician, anatomist and pathologist. Morgagni correlated postmortem pathology and clinical findings
Vincent Alexander Bochdalek
Vincent Alexander Bochdalek (1801–1883) Czech anatomist and pathologist. Eponym: congenital posterior diaphragmatic foramen and herniation. Bochdalek Hernia
vanPOCUS: Right ventricular (RV) assessment
Vancouver POCUS introduction to cardiac POCUS discussing the assessment of the right ventricle using point of care ultrasound with Dr Justin Ahn
James Sanders
Biography Medical Eponyms Sanders sign (1823) The undulatory character of the cardiac impulse in the epigastric region, indicative of adherent pericardium (l’adhérence du péricarde). Specifically the presence of a depression occurring under the left ribs and in the epigastrium during…
Clot retrieval for stroke
A case example of a large vessel obstruction of the brain and our current techniques available to treat it. How we make decisions on endovascular treatment and management points for emergency and intensive care colleagues.