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One of the patients seriously injured in a multi-vehicle pile up is pregnant. What are the implications for radiological imaging and decision-making in trauma management?
Know syphilis in all its manifestations and relations, and all other things clinical will be added unto you
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OVERVIEW Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) NIRS is a non-invasive monitor of cerebral oxygenation. It is attracting a lot of interest currently but remains to be validated for use in guiding therapy or inferring prognosis in TBI…. References LITFL Nickson C. Bullet…
It's Friday. Boggle your brain with FFFF challenge and some old fashioned medical trivia. Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 251
One of the patients seriously injured in a multi-vehicle pile up is pregnant. What are the implications for trauma management?
Ever wondered what the ED would be like if it was run by 'alternative medicine' practitioners? Who needs an epipen when you can just use a Biro, eh?
Planning on going above 3000m? What the best dose of acetazolamide is for prevention of acute mountain sickness.