Atrial fibrillation/flutter in pre-excitation
In patients with AF and pre-excitation, the presence of an accessory pathway allows for rapid AV conduction, with a risk of degeneration into VT and VF
Comms Lab: Reframing
Hayden Richards discusses the cognitive-emotional skill of reframing, and why he believes it is the unsung hero of communication skills
Atrioventricular Re-entry Tachycardia (AVRT)
Tachyarrhythmia that occurs in patients with accessory pathways, due to formation of a re-entry circuit between the AV node and accessory pathway
Bier Block
Bier Block; Intravenous regional anaesthesia (IVRA) provides a simple, safe technique for various surgeries on the upper and lower limbs. First performed by Bier in 1908 and fell into disuse
Mindfulness: Airway, Breathing…
Mindfulness and the emergency clinician, chapter 3. Your first mindfulness exercise. Airway, breathing...mindfulness.
John Haven Emerson
John Haven "Jack" Emerson (1906 – 1997) was an American inventor and humanist. Inventor of the Emerson Iron Lung in 1931, and holder of 35 medical based equipment patents
Comms Lab: Difficult Conversations
Why are Some Conversations More Difficult Than Others? Life is full of difficult conversations - more than we'd care to admit... especially if we include the ones we avoid.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 336
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 336 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind, enter the medical trivia of FFFF.
COVID STEROID 2 and the non-statistically significant result
COVID STEROID 2 was recently published in JAMA. How do you interpret the study findings given the non-statistically significant primary outcome?
Simulation for Trauma Team Training
In situ simulation for Trauma Team Training by Chris Hicks. Managing difficult cases often doesn’t have anything to do with a lack of medical knowledge.
Mindfulness: the terminology of stress
Mindfulness and the ED Doctor, chapter 2. Examining how our default reaction patterns can be changed with the practice of mindfulness
Heart HQ: GP Education
Heart HQ - Episode 6: GP Education Conference at the beautiful Novotel Twin Waters Resort on the Sunshine Coast on Saturday 23rd October.