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
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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.
Atropine is a competitive muscarinic antagonist, used to treat drug-induced bradycardia and poisoning by acetylcholinesterase inhibitors Organophosphate poisoning: Adult Dose = 1.2mg with further dosing every 2-3 mins, doubling the dose each time until there is drying of secretions. Paediatric…
Most teaching faculty work at academic programs, which typically aren’t in areas considered “wilderness” by the average layperson. Thus, teaching wilderness and austere medicine in an urban environment is necessary for those of us who can’t get our departments to…
Used for both the acute or chronic overdose. Typically this is from the pharmaceutical agent digoxin. Other cardiac glycosides such as Oleander can be treated with digoxin immune fab.
With the proximity of Saturnalia celebrations already upon us, we are experiencing an early start to the affluenza season