LITFL Leap of Faith in KL
Sir Peter Wyllie of Alice Springs on a South East Asian LITFL BASE jump odyssey from the Menara Kuala Lumpur
ECG Case 083
63 yr old female who presented with a 3 day history of colicky right upper quadrant abdominal pain. She is normally fit and well and has no prior past medical history. Describe and interpret this ECG. LITFL Top 100 ECG
Conceptos en Medicina de Urgencia
Conceptos en Medicina de Urgencia is an emergency medicine conference based in Chile. This page includes the resources for my presentations at Conceptos
CICM SAQ 2014.1 Q4
Outline the principles of, and strategies for management of a persisting bronchopleural fistula (BPF) in a mechanically ventilated patient.
Ultrasound Case 082
43 year old male develops minor scrotal discomfort and an ultrasound is requested. A mysterious case of the Dancing Megasperm and the filarial dance.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 193
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 193 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
ICE 010: Skin rash and fever
A 22 year old man has just returned from a surfing trip to Timor. While away he developed a fever, headache and generalised aches and pains. The fever settled for a day or two but has now returned and he has developed a rash. The aches and pains continue unabated. He feels miserable.
Mirtazapine toxicity
Mirtazapine is a novel tetracyclic antidepressant, in overdose it frequently has a benign course with mild CNS depression and tachycardia.
SNRI toxicity
SNRIs or Selective serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors are mainly in the form of venlafaxine and desvenlafaxine. Venlafaxine in overdose can be potentially life threatening, causing seizures and cardiotoxicity.
SSRI toxicity
SSRIs or Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are common in overdose and usually follow a benign course. Serotonin toxicity occurs in a minority but is more common with co-ingestant agents with serotonergic action
TCA toxicity
This is your one stop page for TCA overdose. Find out how to manage the acute overdose and the potential complications. We have also covered the basic TCA pharmacology and a tutorial about sodium channel blockade and the ECG, find out why the QRS will widen.
Non-sedating Antihistamines
The non-sedating antihistamines include cetirizine, desloratadine, fexofenadine, levocetirizine and loratadine. In overdose they cause mild CNS depression, in therapeutic and supra therapeutic doses they have been associated with QT prolongation.