Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 322
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 322 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind the medical trivia FFFF
Tag lactate
Mind the Gap
A (happy) error: or why you should "mind the gap" with Peter Brindley
Lactate Clearance versus ScvO2 Monitoring in Severe Sepsis
Resuscitation targets in severe sepsis include: preload, e.g. CVP; afterload, e.g. MAP; tissue oxygen delivery; end point controversial: ScvO2 vs lactate clearance
Lactate and Lactic Acidosis
Lactate and Lactic Acidosis. Product of anaerobic glycolysis which reflects type A (oxygen delivery) or type B (altered metabolism) causes
another bubble of trouble…
the case. 43 year old female is brought into your resuscitation bay by the paramedics. She has a 2 day history of vomiting and diarrhoea on the background of type 2 diabetes and alcohol abuse. Her son is concerned that…
collective crises…
the case. a 28 year old female is brought into your resuscitation bay by paramedic crews following a two day history of nausea and vomiting. As she rolls past, you notice that she is distressed with pain, looks clinically very…
an obscure acidosis…
The Case. 64 year old male attends your ED with a complaint for 3 months of progressive weakness, however over the past 7 days he has had multiples falls secondary to his ‘legs just completely giving way’. You note on…