Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 178
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 178 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
Puzzling Paroxysmal Palpitations
15-year old boy presents to ED with sudden onset of palpitations while playing sport. Manage this Broad Complex Tachycardia
CICM SAQ 2014.1 Q8
List the determinants of central venous pressure (CVP) and Discuss the role of CVP monitoring in the critically ill.
Lung Point Case 3
45 year old male presents with left sided chest pain after scuba diving. What does the ultrasound show? Tiny pneumothorax and lung point
The victim of medical mistakes
Mary Ellen Mannix’s life was turned upside down when her baby, James, died while in the care of a hospital in the US. In this piece, she talks to me frankly and openly about her experience.
EMA August 2014
Issue 4 (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 177
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 177 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
Risky Rhythyms
This ECG Exigency serves up 5 different risky rhythm strips. Each tells a story. Can you work out what is happening before its too late?
Charles Saint
Charles Frederick Morris Saint (1886 – 1973) was a British abdominal surgeon. Saint’s Triad association of hiatal hernia, gallbladder disease, and diverticulosis is named after him Biography Born 14 August 1886 Bedlington, Northumberland 1908 – Durham University College of Medicine,…
CICM SAQ 2013.1 Q3
For each set of the following biochemical and arterial blood gas parameters, Describe the abnormalities.
The doctor who exposed his own error
Rather than hiding in shame from his mistakes, Bryan Bledsoe went public to tell the world about his error. Here, he tells me about the reasons behind that decision, and the consequences it has had for his career.
CICM SAQ 2010.2 Q27
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the various biomarkers that can be used to diagnose patients with acute myocardial infarction?