Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery; most common cardiothoracic surgical case seen in ICU
Cardiothoracic Surgery Literature Summaries
Cardiothoracic Surgery Literature Summaries
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) replaces the function of the heart and lungs while the heart is arrested to provide a bloodless, stable surgical field
Cardiac Arrest Management After Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac arrest occurs after 0.7 - 2.9% of cardiac surgery cases. Usually preceded by physiological deterioration but can occur in previously stable patients
Nikolaus Friedreich
Nikolaus Friedreich (1825-1882) was a German neurologist and pathologist.
Obstetric Bleeder
A 32 year-old woman is referred to the ICU post caesarean section. In the last 2 hours she has developed vaginal bleeding and oozing from her epidural site.
Palpable Excitement
A 76 year-old man presents with a florid spreading violaceous rash over most of his body - Palpable Purpura - What is your differential diagnosis?
Sulfa Drug Discombobulation
Is it safe to give a patient frusemide if he has an allergy to sulfa drugs? Are you feeling slightly immunologically discombobulated? The answer's here.
Traumatic Angioedema
A 33 year old caucasian female presented to the emergency department following minor trauma to her upper lip. Traumatic Angioedema?
Vincenz Czerny
Biography Born 19 November 1842 in Trautenau, Böhmen, Austro-Hungarian Empire Died 3 October 1916 in Heidelberg, Germany Medical Eponyms Czerny operation (aka Cholecystopexy) Czerny pillar suture used in the operative treatment of congenital inguinal hernia in children Key Medical Attributions…
Pulsus Paradoxus
Pulsus paradoxus is defined as an inspiratory drop in blood pressure of 10mmHg or more during normal breathing.
Murmurs DDx
Heart murmurs are abnormal heart sounds believed to be caused by turbulent flow across heart valves or vascular abnormalities.
When assessing a murmur, determine 6 characteristics: position at which it is loudest, grade, timing, duration, presence of a thrill, radiation and changes during respiration or with dynamic manoeuvers