Post parathyroidectomy care
Post parathyroidectomy care: the parathyroid glands produce parathyroid hormone and are involved in calcium metabolism
Patients and families that want “everything” done
Patients and families, when asked, may say they want "everything" done. The request for "everything" rarely really means "everything" - this needs to be explored
Hyperphosphataemia
Hyperphosphataemia: renal failure; increased renal resorption (hypoparathyroidism, thyrotoxicosis); cellular injury with release (tumour lysis syndrome, rhabdomyolysis, haemolysis, ischemic gut)
Transoesophageal Echocardiography
Transoesophageal Echocardiography: allow real time anatomical and physiological assessment of cardiac status; probes (single, bi, omiplane and epivascular)
Shunts and Echocardiography
OVERVIEW can use bubble testing to ID calculate gradients if L->R shunt reverses due to pulmonary hypertension it is Eisenmenger syndrome Echo may not detect extra-cardiac shunts ASD patent foramen ovale (30% incidence in general population) ostium secundum ostium primum…
Mitral Stenosis Echocardiography
Mitral Stenosis Echocardiography
Mitral Regurgitation Echocardiography
Mitral Regurgitation Echocardiography
Brain Dead?
A baffling case of apparent brain death... Can you work out what has happened? A 35-year old female with a history of multiple sclerosis and depression is found collapsed at home. She is known to have access to quetiapine.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 128
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 128 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
Defibrillators
Defibrillator: application of an electrical current across the heart to convert VF/VT -> sinus rhythm
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome and Intra-abdominal Hypertension
Electrolyte Abnormalities Summary
Electrolyte Abnormalities Summary