Revised and reviewed 15 August 2015 OVERVIEW The extremities are the most common sites of arterial injuries in the civilian setting 50% to 60% of injuries occur in the femoral or popliteal arteries 30% in the brachial artery Extremity arterial…
Cervical Spine Assessment; controversial issue; 5-10% of severe TBI have an associated unstable cervical fracture
Burns Literature Summaries
Steps in preventing Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy circuits from clotting
Indications, timing and patient selection for RRT. Usual indications for RRT can be "renal" or "non-renal" - these can be summarised using the UFAKE mnemonic
Agonist at glucagon-specific Gs-protein coupled receptor, activates adenylyl cyclase resulting in increased [cAMP]i
Severe calcium channel blocker toxicity is highly lethal, as a result of cardiovascular collapse. Good outcomes can be achieved through aggressive treatment and provision of circulatory support
William Heberden the Elder (1710 - 1801) was an English physician
Floppy infants have globally decreased muscle tone, but can be either 'weak' or 'strong' corresponding to lower or upper motor neuron lesions respectively.
Intracranial Structures That Exhibit Contrast Enhancement. CT Head with contrast is usually performed to identify mass lesions or vascular abnormalities.
Exophthalmos is abnormal protrusion of the eyeball or eyeballs. Differential diagnosis
Differential diagnosis of eye trauma. Trauma can result in a range of injuries, both blunt and penetrating.