Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 104
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 104 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
Ideal Transport Monitor
Ideal Transport Monitor: most important monitor is clinical observation but parts of the clinical assessment (ie. auscultation) can be impossible.
Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
The GCS is a neurological scoring system used to assess conscious level after head injury
Teasdale and Jennet invented the GCS in 1974
Aeromedical Transport of the Critically Ill
Aeromedical Transport of the Critically Ill; risks of transport has to be weighted up against the benefit offered by facility
Ultrasound Case 064
A 15 year old boy has had vomiting and diarrhoea for 2 days. He has developed increasing right iliac fossa pain which has suddenly increased and is colicky in nature.
Transferring the Critically Ill
Transferring the Critically Ill: key principle is that the standard of care should not decrease during or after retrieval of a critically ill patient
Fragility Index
OVERVIEW The Fragility Index is the minimum number of patients whose status would have to change from a nonevent to an event that is required to turn a statistically significant result to a non-significant result The smaller the Fragility Index,…
C-Reactive Protein DDx
Oh no, why on earth did you order a CRP?!
Autoimmune associated diseases
Autoimmune conditions may coexist, look for these conditions in patients with an autoimmune disorder.
Anosmia DDx
Differential diagnosis of anosmia - loss of the sense of smell.
Urine Transparency
Freshly voided urine is clear and transparent. Cloudy urine may be caused by crystals, deposits, white cells, red cells, epithelial cells or fat globules. Further evaluation with centrifugation, microscopic examination, heating or with ether generally determines the cause of the turbidity.
Specific infections and causative organisms
Key infections, organisms and suggested treatments; antibiotic selection varies by geographic location and institution - consult local guidelines and sensitivity patterns