Six True Emergencies
Does your mind go blank at a code? “Whenever I turn up to a MET call, all I do is rule out six things." - the six true emergencies
Tag Tension Pneumothorax
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The spontaneous tension pneumothorax...does it really exist?
Tension pneumothorax – time to change the old mantra?
ATMIST handover - 28 y/o male, injured 25 mins ago, penetrating chest trauma, Asherman seal anterior chest, RR 35, deteriorating, high flow O2 administered.
Tension Pneumothorax – an alternative view
Ever since being faced with a spontaneous tension pneumothorax at sea on a dived submarine...I have had an interest in managing pneumothorax.
Subcutaneous emphysema Case 1
An elderly patient with a history of mild COPD presents after falling onto a chair and hitting their chest. The presentation is with chest pain and shortness of breath. What does this scan demonstrate?
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
= immune complex mediated hypersensitivity -> severe erythema multiforme. Separation of the epidermis from the dermis; most authors believe toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and SJS are different ends of the same spectrum of disease
CXR Case 099
Motor vehicle accident 30 minutes ago. Driver, no airbag, bent steering wheel. Alert complaining of chest pain. Tension pneumothorax