Blood Gas Analyser
Blood Gas Analyser: machine for point of care measurement of arterial blood gas indices and electrolytes
Glucose Control Literature Summaries
Glucose Control Literature Summaries
Ultrasound Case 077
Ultrasound guided peripheral intravenous cannula placement. Out-of-plane technique for PIV cannula placement.
Rotavirus
Rotavirus is the leading cause of gastroenteritis worldwide and a leading cause of infant death in the developing world. 95% of U.S. children have had a rotavirus infection by the age of 5 years.
CICM SAQ 2010.1 Q2
Compare and contrast the utility of the following in the assessment of acute kidney injury in a critically ill patient:
CICM SAQ 2010.1 Q10
Question A 30 year old man has been admitted to hospital with severe multiple injuries following a motor vehicle accident. On day 2, his intracranial pressure has stabilised and his head CT shows scattered punctate haemorrhages with subarachnoid blood, with…
Oesophageal Doppler
Oesophageal Doppler Cardiac Output Monitor; non-invasive cardiac output monitor
CICM SAQ 2015.1 Q9
Critically evaluate the use of therapeutic hypothermia in intensive care practice.
CICM SAQ 2015.1 Q7
Question A 26-year-old female is admitted to the ICU post operatively with faecal peritonitis as a result of multiple bowel perforations secondary to Crohn’s disease. She has had the majority of her small bowel resected and is to be prescribed…
Hermann Oppenheim
Hermann Oppenheim (1858-1919) was a German neurologist.
Thomas Willis
Thomas Willis (1621–1675) was an English physician.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 117
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 117 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.