CICM SAQ 2016.1 Q5
Critically evaluate the role of corticosteroids in the management of severe community-acquired pneumonia.
CICM SAQ 2016.1 Q3
Question With regards to high-voltage electrical injuries: a) List the factors determining the severity of electrical burn injuries. (30% Marks) b) List the potential causes of poor lung compliance in a patient who is receiving invasive mechanical ventilation post high-voltage…
CICM SAQ 2016.1 Q2
Question You are assessing a patient on the first post-operative day following an aortic valve replacement. There are atrial and ventricular epicardial wires in place and the patient is being paced at 90/min in a DDD mode. a) Define sensitivity…
CICM SAQ 2016.1 Q1
Question Discuss the role of systemic antibiotic therapy in patients with severe acute pancreatitis. Answer Pass rate: 83% Highest mark: 8.0
Hakaru Hashimoto
Hakaru Hashimoto 橋本 策 (1881 - 1934) was a Japanese medical practitioner. Hashimoto thyroiditis 1912
Ten Commandments of Emergency Medicine
The ten commandments of Emergency Medicine according to Wren and Slovis. Thinsg have changed, but how much?
Jean-Baptiste Octave Landry
Jean-Baptiste Octave Landry de Thézillat (1826 - 1865) was a French physician. Landry ascending paralysis (1859) as early description of Guillain–Barré syndrome (1916)
Thrombolysis for submassive pulmonary embolus
The use of thrombolytics for the treatment of submassive PE is controversial — the limited documented benefit (e.g. improved hemodynamics, potential for less chronic pulmonary hypertension) must be weighed against the increased risk of life-threatening hemorrhage and the availability of other therapies (e.g. catheter-directed thrombolysis or clot retrieval)
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 269
It's Friday. Boggle your brain with FFFF challenge and some old fashioned trivia. Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 269
Benjamin Sacks
Benjamin Sacks (1896 - 1971) was an American physician. 1924 - Along with Emanuel Libman defined atypical verrucous valvular lesions in patients with SLE (Libman–Sacks endocarditis)
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Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 151 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 152
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 152 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.