When you are teaching procedures, most educators prefer for the first couple of attempts to be simulations, and not on actual patients. But if you’re going to be teaching wilderness procedures, there are other factors in question. Do you use…
Bimanual laryngoscopy using external laryngeal manipulation (ELM) is the single most practical and effective airway management technique for facilitating intubation during direct laryngoscopy.
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As I have written about before, more and more people are taking oral anticoagulants for various medical conditions. For better or for worse, they aren’t then staying at home in a padded room, but continuing on their daily activities and…
Worked examples of clinical cases for specific pathological conditions and signs from the Renal Ultrasound Modules Distal VUJ Stone: Case 1 – Case 2 – Case 3 – Case 4 – Case 5 Bladder Stone: Case 1 – Case 2 Distal Ureteric Stone: Case 1 –
This report is designed as an educational aid aimed at guiding the user through the steps required to perform a lung ultrasound examination. Whilst not exhaustive it will remind users of the appearances of the more common lung pathologies.
This report is designed as an educational aid for the Emergency Physician. It reminds the user of the appearance and grading of hydronephrosis, the appearance of simple renal cysts, and how to measure bladder volume.
Crisis Resource Management (CRM) refers to the non-technical skills required for effective teamwork in a crisis situation
We all need a bit more Mattu in our lives. Three awesome #FOAMed lectures to satisfy your hypomattuism thanks to Essentials of EM and Hippo education
A 44 year-old man presents to the ED 2 days after having an infected left mandibular second molar tooth extracted by his dentist.
Cyproheptadine is a histamine and serotonin antagonist with anticholinergic properties. It has been advocated for control of symptoms in mild-to-moderate serotonin syndrome.
Calcium – useful antidote for calcium channel blockers, hydrofluoric acid exposure to skin or systemic fluorosis, ethylene glycol (hypocalcaemia), hyperkalaemia and iatrogenic hypermagnesaemia.