Reverberation Artefacts An ultrasound machine assumes a single pulse of ultrasound enters the tissues, is reflected off a structure, and returns directly to the transducer for interpretation. When this does not occur ultrasound artefacts are created. Not infrequently and ultrasound…
Dr Betty Chan, emergency physician and clinical toxicologist, discusses the DORA trial and digoxin toxicity - 1 or 2 amps of immune fab only, no maths required - and explains why less is more.
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A 26-year old man presents to ED by ambulance after an episode of syncope while playing soccer. RVOT, BCT, ARVC, ARVD
Briefly discuss the problems specific to aeromedical transport of a critically ill patient.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 181 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
Can you spot the subtle ECG abnormality that will help you nail the diagnosis in this patient with chest pain? HINT - U wave inversion...
A 16 year old female is admitted to the ICU following a multiple drug overdose. Outline the role of activated charcoal in the management of drug overdose.
A patient with a history of COPD / severe emphysema presents with an exacerbation of their shortness of breath. What does this clip show?
Presentation A previously well 49 year old man presents with chest pain. He is tachycardic, tachypneoic and hypoxic with blood pressure 110 He is 2 weeks post ankle surgery. Describe and interpret these scans
One of the serious complications of aneurysmal sub-arachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is Delayed Cerebral Ischaemia (DCI). Briefly discuss DCI, including in your answer its assessment and management with reference to accepted and postulated strategies.
Issue 6 (Vol. 26) of Emergency Medicine Australasia (EMA Journal) for 2014 was published online on 4 August. Editorial overview by Andrew Gosbell & Geoff Hughes