Wide, Complex and TroublesomeA regular wide complex tachycardia. What is the role of adenosine in diagnosis and treatment? What are the other options?Chris NicksonApril 11, 2019
Bedside Echo in Pulmonary EmbolismA 35 year-old female is brought to the emergency department after collapsing in a shopping centre. McConnell signChris NicksonFebruary 18, 2019
Exogenous Calcium EmbolismPatient presentes to ED with acute shortnewss of breath post Percutaneous Vertebroplasty (PVP) with cement embolus cardiovascualr curveballMike CadoganFebruary 17, 2019
Tetraology of Fallot and BT shuntsDespite the therapeutic measures a 26 day-old boy with Tetralogy of Fallot has severe hypercyanotic spells and needs Blalock-Tausig shuntChris NicksonFebruary 16, 2019
DeBakey DissectionA previously well 50 year old presents with sharp severe chest pain after a long haul flight from North America. DeBakey DissectionMike CadoganFebruary 15, 2019
Intra-aortic Balloon Pump Trouble-shootingIntra-aortic Balloon Pump Trouble-shooting QA cardiovascular curveball. Your patient has poor cardiac output after CABGx4 and starts IABPChris NicksonFebruary 14, 2019
The Paradoxical Alternative49 year female old smoker with two weeks of increasing shortness of breath. She is treated for pneumonia on the ward but getting worse.Chris NicksonFebruary 13, 2019
Intra-aortic Balloon PumpIABP one of your patients had poor cardiac output after a CABGx4 and required the insertion of an intra-aortic balloon pump, what do you do?Chris NicksonFebruary 12, 2019
Something’s not right…Curveballs come from anywhere. A benign clinical history throws up an unusual CXR. Can you deal with this right sided aortic arch?Chris NicksonFebruary 11, 2019
Cardiac MegacodeAs leader of the MET team you were called to a 'Cardiac megacode' as a 57 year-old man has arrested on the ward post-operatively...Chris NicksonFebruary 10, 2019
Sudden onset blue legA woman in the ICU has a problem. Her leg has turned blue. Can you handle this Phlegmasia case-based cardiovascular curveball?Chris NicksonFebruary 9, 2019
Broken-hearted chest drainThis 86 year old male presented with shortness of breath. He developed a complication after insertion of a left chest drain.Chris NicksonFebruary 8, 2019