A Subtle Sign of Something Sinister
Can you spot the subtle ECG abnormality that will help you nail the diagnosis in this patient with chest pain? HINT - U wave inversion...
CICM SAQ 2010.2 Q29
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.
COPD Case 2 Lung Bullae
A patient with a history of COPD / severe emphysema presents with an exacerbation of their shortness of breath. What does this clip show?
Ultrasound Case 079
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
CICM SAQ 2013.1 Q5
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.
EMA December 2014
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
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 180
Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF, introducing the Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 180 Question 1 You are stuck in…
Seizures, Somnolence and a Scary ECG
An 18-year old male is brought to ED by ambulance following a generalised seizure at home. Has he taken TCA, can you save his life?
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 179
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 179 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
Marathon-related ECG Exasperation
Can you correctly interpret the ECG findings in a marathon runner with gastroenteritis? What is their significance? Is this AIVR?
The Changemaker, Umesh Prabhu
….mistakes are made by us all, but what causes one man to decide to change the culture of medicine? Tessa Davis speaks with Umesh Prabhu.
EMA October 2014
Issue 5 (Vol. 26) of Emergency Medicine Australasia (EMA Journal) for 2014 was published online on 4 August. Editorial overview by Andrew Gosbell & Geoff Hughes