Procedure: Postpartum haemorrhage
Emergency Procedure: Today we tackle postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). Take a few deep breaths and your own pulse, then dive into the video
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surveillance Chart
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Surveillance Chart. All incidentally found aortic aneurysms should be referred to a vascular surgeon if the patient is a potential candidate for surgery.
Acute Aortic Dissection
Acute Aortic Dissection (AAD) is uncommon but highly lethal, requiring prompt recognition and management. Due to its non-specific clinical presentation, a high index of suspicion is necessary, particularly in high-risk patients.
Adolphe Pinard
Adolphe Pinard (1844–1934) was a French obstetrician. Inventor of the Pinard horn (fetoscope) and Pinard Obstetric Palpation
Aortic Dissection Detection Risk Score (ADD-RS)
The Aortic Dissection Detection Risk Score (ADD-RS) is a validated scoring system that helps stratify low to moderate risk patients who may have an aortic dissection.
Moritz Benedikt
Moritz Benedikt (1835-1920) was an Austro-Hungarian neurologist. Benedikt syndrome (1889); the criminal mind; dowsing and Darsonvalisation
Superficial venous thrombosis
Superficial venous thrombosis is rarely life-threatening. It carries a low risk of pulmonary embolism(1%), with concurrent DVT(~25%).
Procedure: Ocular foreign body removal
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Ocular foreign body removal. Exactly what it says on the tin
George Huntington
George Huntington (1850-1916) was an was an American physician. Described Huntington's disease (1872) at age 22 based on his family
Thromboangiitis obliterans
Thromboangiitis obliterans (aka Buerger disease) is a non-atherosclerotic, segmental, inflammatory disease that most commonly affects the small to medium-sized arteries and veins of the upper and lower limbs.
Procedure: Ocular foreign body removal
Emergency Procedure: Ocular foreign body removal. Exactly what it says on the tin
Albert Hoffa
Albert Hoffa (1859-1907) was a German orthopedic surgeon. eponymously affiliated with a distal femur fracture (1888); an operation for congenital hip dislocations (1890); the development of a system of massage therapy, the Hoffa system (1893); and the Hoffa fat pad