CT Case 092
A 92-year-old man presented to emergency with abdominal pain, vomiting and fever. He had been experiencing 24 hours of abdominal pain
Blood Gas Interpretation
The blood gas is used to rapidly assess ventilatory function and identify acid-base disorders – and will also generally provide point-of-care testing of a number of values such as electrolytes, blood glucose and haemoglobin.
CT Case 091
A 40-year-old female, presents with headache and abrupt left sided visual disturbance. She has a history of T2DM and hypertension.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 360
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 360 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind, enter the medical trivia of FFFF.
CT Case 090
A 50-year-old woman presents with 3 days of frank haematuria and left loin pain. She had a fall 1 week prior to her presentation.
Pelvic Binders
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Pelvic binders can be applied to patients following blunt trauma if there is any suspicion of pelvic fracture.
Pelvic Binders
Emergency Procedure: Pelvic Binders. Pelvic binders can be applied to patients following blunt trauma if there is any suspicion of pelvic fracture.
UCEM says No to Softness
The Utopian College of Emergency for Medicine (UCEM) is proud to announce a new policy pertaining to the discipline of peri-departmental medicine. Until now, the softest admissions - such as the Patient Without Discernible Pathology (PWDP) - have been the toughest dispositions.
Maurice Sokolow
Maurice Sokolow (1911-2002). American Cardiologist known for his development of ECG criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy (Sokolow-Lyon criteria)
Hyperbaric Oxygen for the ICU Patient
Hyperbaric oxygen for ICU patients: intensive care indications, practical issues in critical care, and referral considerations.
Elizabeth Blackwell
Celebrating the septaquintaquinquecentennial of Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910) the first woman to graduate from medical school in the United States. National Women Physicians Day is held on her birthday February 3rd
Introduction to an ICU rotation
Introduction to an ICU rotation. This page is intended as an introduction to ICU core topics why the author enjoys Intensive Care Medicine