Podcast – January 2020 Monthly Round Up
The latest round up of the blog from Ian and Simon. Click on the links below to take you to each of the individual posts.
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The latest round up of the blog from Ian and Simon. Click on the links below to take you to each of the individual posts.
Podcast – January 2020 Monthly Round Up Read More
When I trained here in Virchester we had a fairly aggressive approach to the management of pneumothoraces. All trauma pneumothoraces got chest drains, a chest drain meant an open one,
JC: Conservative management of pneumothoraces. Read More
On Monday, the British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes published interim guidelines on the management of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in our younger patients (under the age of 18). NICE
JC: D-K-hoorAy! New Paeds DKA guidelines Read More
Thursday afternoon, I brazenly told my director that the coronavirus needn’t warrant immediate concern. I didn’t want to add to the typical hysteria that leads to people purchasing too many
2019 Novel Coronavirus (Wuhan) at St Emlyn’s Read More
The placing of peripheral IVs is arguably the most common procedure that we do in the ED. However, although common, it’s not always easy and on those occasions when it’s
JC: Long lines for USS guided peripheral IVs. St Emlyn's Read More
In addition to the presentation of the VITAMINS trial and the PEPTIC trial we also saw a number of other papers presented. These are listed below, but have not been
JC: Critical Care Reviews day 2. #CCR20. St Emlyn's Read More
You may remember the controversy about Paul Marik’s suggestions that a combination of Vitamin C, steroids and Thiamine (sometimes known as HAT1) is a cure all for sepsis. There were
The PEPTIC study is a randomised controlled trial of a Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) vs. Histamine-2 Receptor Blockers for ulcer prophylaxis on the ICU. Think Omeprazole vs. Ranitidine as your
JC: The PEPTIC study PPI vs H2RBs on the ICU. St Emlyn's Read More