'AMI' on ICU
ECG machines may give a printed report saying ***ACUTE MI***. In a retrospective study, patients on the ICU whose 12 […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU
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Acute care of the medically sick adult
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The Heart Point Sign
A case report describes the echo findings of a patient with a traumatic left sided pneumothorax. Although the subcostal view […]
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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
A-a gradient unhelpful in pregnancy
Given that thromboembolism is the leading cause of maternal death in the UK according to the latest UK CEMACE report, it […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Resus
CVCs placed in the ED
Central lines in the ED are more likely to get infected because they’re inserted under less scrupulously aseptic conditions than […]
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GPIIb/IIIa inhibitors
A systematic review on use of GPIIb/IIIa inhibitors in NSTEACS has been updated as part of the Annals of Emergency […]
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High flow O2 and mortality in COPD
An Australian randomised controlled trial of pre-hospital oxygen therapy in COPD patients compared titrated oxygen therapy with high flow oxygen. […]
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Novel subclavian cannulation method
Ultrasound-guided subclavian vein cannulation has reduced complications, but there is still a high incidence of failure to cannulate the vein […]
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Ultrasound measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter
Here’s the abstract from a new study contributing the literature on ED assessment of raised intracranial pressure using ocular ultrasound: […]
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Small bowel obstruction
When assessed against CT as gold standard, ultrasound diagnosis of small bowel obstruction by emergency physicians compared favourably with abdominal […]