Haemoptysis
Haemoptysis is the symptom of coughing up blood. Massive haemoptysis is life-threatening emergency - patients do not usually bleed to death, they asphyxiate
Pneumothorax CCC
Spontaneous – primary (no disease) and secondary (underlying lung disease)
Traumatic - non-iatrogenic and iatrogenic (barotrauma and procedure related)
Routine Daily Chest X-ray
Routine Daily Chest X-ray: controversial issue; viewed as an essential tool but is subject to overuse and misinterpretation; no evidence of harm from a more restrictive strategy
Sleep and ICU
Sleep is a naturally occurring periodic, reversible state of cognitive and sensory disengagement from the external environment, from which a person can be aroused by sensory stimulation
Sepsis and Pregnancy
Pregnancy results in increased susceptibility to endotoxin, metabolic acidosis and cardiovascular collapse
Gastrointestinal haemorrhage
GI haemorrhage is divided into upper GI haemorrhage and lower GI haemorrhage based on the underlying cause and differences in the approach to management
Toxicology Literature Summaries
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING Scheinkestel, C.D. et al (1999) “Hyperbaric or normobaric oxygen for acute carbon monoxide poisoning: a randomized controlled clinical trial” Med J Aust, 170:203-210 Weaver, L.K. et al (2002) “Hyperbaric oxygen for acute carbon monoxide poisoning” NEJM 347:1057-1067…
Barbiturate Overdose
Barbiturates cause severe CNS and respiratory depression and may mimic brain death
Benzylpiperizine
Benzylpiperizine: hallucinogenic stimulant with similar effects to amphetamines and MDMA; once studied as an antihelminthic agent but abandoned due to side effects
Carbamazepine Toxicity
Carbamazepine Toxicity
Ultrasound Case 071
A 24 year old woman presents with generalised abdominal discomfort. She is concerned she looks pregnant but numerous pregnancy tests have been negative.
Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa = chronic, severe, multi-system disorder which is rooted in a fear of becoming overweight with deliberate weight loss