Big Shock…..Do we ❤ POCUS?
‘Red Standby 4 mins’ tannoys the nurse in charge. ‘It’s a 70yr old male BP 68/49, pulse 120, GCS 14/15, O2 sats 98% on 15L NRB, temperature 37.5°C’ you are […]
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Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)
A friend calls… It’s the call that no healthcare professional wants to get… “Hi Mate. Sorry to bother you, it’s just Lucy has got some chest pain and doesn’t look
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Podcast – Demystifying Adult Congenital Heart Disease in the ED
This blog post accompanies a two part podcast series discussing Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) and how these patients may present to the Emergency Department (ED). Dr Sam Fitzsimmons, our
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Anaphylaxis – A Guideline Update
Although this post is mainly about the new Anaphylaxis Guidelines published recently, please bear with me while we get a little nerdy with some physiology first… For anyone starting out
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Can a prediction model improve major trauma triage? St Emlyn’s
Ed – Tom Shanahan (here in Virchester) recently published a paper on whether a Dutch prediction model is better at identifying major trauma patients than existing methods. The publication provoked
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Oxygen targets in critical care: The HOT-ICU trial. St Emlyn’s
Oxygen targets in critically ill/injured patients has been something we’ve talked about on the blog before. In general the evidence to date has suggested that the routine prescription of oxygen
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Ludwig’s Angina. St Emlyn’s
There’s two reasons why Ludwig’s angina sends a shiver down my spine but probably only one of them will apply to you. Back in 2003 when I was a third
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Understanding COVID-19 testing with Rick Body. St Emlyn’s
This week Simon and Rick got together to talk through the latest technologies, uses and performance of COVID-19 testing. We think it’s a really useful listen to understand the strengths
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