Finding the sick febrile kid
Image: 2023 Elektroniczny termometr lekarski by Jacek Halicki, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Finding children with serious illness among […]
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Unexpected survivors after pre-hospital intubation
Data on patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury from the San Diego Trauma Registry were analysed using modified […]
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New ICH Guidelines
A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association on the management of spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage has […]
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Decompressive craniectomy
Image: Skull illustration by Duncan K Winter, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Neuro-folks at LAC+USC Medical Centre describe outcomes […]
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Balloon pump before PCI? Nah.
High risk patients benefit from pre-operative intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation (IABP) prior to coronary artery bypass surgery. Would the same apply […]
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ACE-inhibitor related angioedema
The pathophysiology of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi)–induced angioedema most likely resembles that of hereditary angioedema, ie, it is mainly mediated […]
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UK Capacity Assessment Mnemonic
GPs Drs Hoghton & Chadwick have produced a bioethical mnemonic ‘CURB BADLIP’, for all healthcare professionals in England, Scotland, and […]
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Delirium guidelines
The UK’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has produced guidelines on delirium. Delirium (sometimes called ‘acute confusional […]
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Compression-only CPR vs standard CPR
Two studies comparing compression-only CPR with conventional CPR: BACKGROUND: The role of rescue breathing in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed by […]
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Cuffed vs. uncuffed tubes in kids
The debate considering cuffed vs uncuffed tracheal tubes in children continues in some centres. In my view the argument for […]