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The July 2024 podcast round-up covers MACS chest pain scores, AI-assisted ECG interpretation, non-fatal strangulation and prehospital partial REBOA. Paediatric topics include eating disorders, hybrid closed-loop insulin pumps and button battery ingestion, alongside discussion of a lidocaine patch feasibility study for rib fractures.

A podcast with Steve Smith ECG educator extraordinaire where we discuss occlusive myocardial infarction and the future of AI and ECG interpretation.

A podcast recorded at the Premier Conference 2024 explores sudden cardiac death in young people. The accompanying notes cover recognition, inherited cardiac conditions, investigation and family screening, alongside the difficulties of assessing risk and choosing treatment.

Is persistent ventricular fibrillation the same as a rhythm that returns after a successful shock? This appraisal examines a secondary analysis of DOSE-VF, comparing outcomes in shock-refractory and recurrent VF and considering the implications for defibrillation strategy.

A 2022 appraisal of a randomised trial comparing double sequential, vector-change and standard defibrillation for refractory ventricular fibrillation. It examines survival outcomes, the limitations of a trial stopped early and the practical challenges of introducing alternative defibrillation strategies.

Revision guides/MLA contents 01 ST EMLYN’S · MLA REVISION GUIDE The Applied Knowledge Test Based on the original guide by Trudie Pestell, with contributions from Nick Smith and Iain Beardsell. […]

FRCEM revision guide/Contents/Chapter 4 04 ST EMLYN’S · FRCEM REVISION GUIDE Communication OSCE stations By Dr Trudie Pestell Explore the scenarios ↓ IN THIS CHAPTER 01Core approach 02Common scenarios 03Major […]

FRCEM revision guide/Contents/Chapter 1 01 ST EMLYN’S · FRCEM REVISION GUIDE The FRCEM Single Best Answer (SBA) By Dr Trudie Pestell Browse the guideline library ↓ IN THIS CHAPTER 01Overview […]

Dan Horner revisits the evidence on venous thromboembolism in COVID-19 as it stood in October 2020. The review examines how screening and case selection affect reported clot rates, the distinction between different thrombotic findings, and uncertainty around risk prediction and higher-dose anticoagulation.

Lesson library · Medical Students · Educator’s guide St Emlyn’s Lesson Plans Acute coronary syndrome: initial assessment Connect the clinical story, ECG and assay-specific troponin pathway while recognising when treatment […]