Venous gas in COPD exacerbation
Prolific emergency medicine researcher Anne-Maree Kelly and colleague Dr Lim from Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore have published a […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Resus
November 2010
All Updates, Kids, Resus
Propofol for kids in the ED
Image: Propofol by User:JohnOyston, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons A systematic review of the use of propofol for paediatric […]
All Updates, Ultrasound
Echocardiography videos from Vienna
Folks from the Medical University of Vienna have produced a great resource with free online echocardiography videos at www.123sonography.com Check […]
All Updates, ICU, Resus
Left molar approach
Image: Macintosh Blades by Sasata (talk), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The left molar approach is a technique to […]
All Updates, PHARM, Resus
LMA not always successful; needle crike fails often
Image: ProSeal Laryngeal Mask Airway inflated 001 by ignis, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons A meta-analysis of pre-hospital airway […]
Fascinomata
Ferrofluid
Image: Ferrofluid in magnetic field by Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons A drop of this fluid containing […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Resus
A-a gradient unhelpful in pregnancy
Image: Pregnant Silhouette (27288798902) by Donnie Ray Jones, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Given that thromboembolism is the leading […]
All Updates, ICU, Resus
Etomidate vs midazolam in sepsis
Given that single-dose etomidate can cause measurable adrenal suppression, its use in patients with sepsis is controversial. A prospective, double-blind, […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Resus
CVCs placed in the ED
Image: Percutaneous central venous catheters, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Central lines in the ED are more likely to […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Guidelines, Resus
GPIIb/IIIa inhibitors
Image: Активный тромбоцит by Artemkuzovlev1984, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A systematic review on use of GPIIb/IIIa inhibitors in […]