A 76-year-old female is admitted to the ICU following elective aortic and mitral valve replacement. Transoesophageal echo assessment at the end of surgery showed an ejection fraction of 20%. Her preoperative creatinine was 340 micromol/L. Total bypass time was 240 minutes.
With regards to the determination of brain death; list the preconditions that must be met prior to the determination of brain death by clinical criteria
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 189 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
A 70 year old man was admitted to hospital with a "viral illness". A peripheral IV cannula was inserted into his right cubital fossa
This week’s guest, Australian intensivist Dr Ed Litton, truly amazes and inspires me. Despite having a full-time clinical and research career, and a young family, Ed pursues his passion for adventure mostly through ultra-endurance exercise.
A 55 year old man presents with a good chest pain story that makes you nervous. A review of ST elevation in aVR and LMCA Stenosis
Sir David Drummond (1852–1932) was an English physician. Drummond sign of tracheal whiff with thoracic aortic aneurysm 1908
Redback spider bite is the most common envenoming in Australia with 5000–10,000 human bites occurring annually.
The art of observation is central to the art of medicine, and William Osler was its greatest teacher. Here are some more lessons from the master.
Waiting Room Medical Movies series we can now demonstrate one of the practical applications of twitter to advancing the field of health and medical education
These ECGs are from a 58 yr old male reviewed in a rural setting, approximately ~2500 km from the nearest tertiary centre. Describe and interpret these ECGs. LITFL Top 100 ECG
Opioids are obviously our bread and butter in emergency medicine, what more is there to know? This post is designed to give you a few extra tips and some idiosyncrasies with some of the other opiates to assist you in your clinical management.