Those we carry
Those we carry: "All of us have our own burdens, names chiselled on our hearts. We carry their bodies in silence. We carry them alone, refusing to cry. We hold them close, and keep the living at arm’s length."
A Problem with Plumbing
The plumbing problem is this: a man has a urinary catheter in situ, it won't come out. What are you going to do about it?
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Thomas Morgan Rotch
Thomas Morgan Rotch (1849-1914) was an American pediatrician. Rotch sign in pericardial effusion (1878) and Rotch pediatric incubator (1893)
Introducing: Resuscitology
Resuscitology - the art and science of saving lives - is a two-day residential course for resuscitationists in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
Ralph M. Waters
Biography Born on October 9, 1883 North Bloomfield, Ohio 1945 – President of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Died on December19, 1979 Medical Eponyms Waters To-and-Fro Carbon Dioxide Absorption Canister (1923) Guedel-Waters Cuffed intratracheal tube (1928) The catheter effectively…
ECG Case 109
84 year old male presents complaining of general lethargy, nausea, several episodes of diarrhea, and dizziness. Describe and interpret this ECG.
Jellybean 104 Emergency Medicine in Chile
Emergency Medicine in Chile. Not to be underestimated. Cesar, Loreto Acuña, Manuela Brinkmann and Josefina Larraín came to SMACC in Sydney where I was waiting to meet them. Have a listen to what this group have to say.
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Going back to extremes!
The Leaderboard for 'extremes' from the real world of clinical pathophysiology! Seven years ago, thanks to a suggestion by Greg Kelly, we sought out the most extreme parameters clinicians have encountered in looking after their patients.
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Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 219 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind The medical trivia Christmas FFFF.
ECG Case 108
59yr old male who presented to the Emergency Department following 2 episodes of syncope. Describe and interpret this ECG. LITFL Top 100 ECG