A 26 year old was in a high speed MVA, sustaining severe chest and pelvic injuries. The patient’s initial observations...
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A 54 year old lady presents to hospital with severe shortness of breath, and ST elevation on ECG. A preliminary...
Extreme LV thickening – Case
Aidan Burrell, , Cardiomyopathies, Cases, Diastology, Systolic function, 1You are practising for your ultrasound exams when someone asks you to look at the following picture of a...
A 69 yo man presented with acute on chronic shortness of breath. His examination, ABG and CXR are normal. His...
Struggling to the postbox – Dilated Cardiomyopathies (DCM)
Aidan Burrell, , Cardiomyopathies, Cases, Systolic function, 0A delightful 74 year old lady presents to your hospital stating she is having difficulty walking to her letter box. The...
Now you see it, now you don’t – Left Ventricular Thrombus
Aidan Burrell, , Cardiomyopathies, Masses & Aorta, Situations, 0A 65 year old man in your ICU has had a myocardial infarction 7 days ago and undergoes an...
Intraoperative TOE – The basics and more
Aidan Burrell, , Shock & Arrest, Systolic function, TOE, Tutorials, 0Intraoperative tranoesophageal echocardiography (ITOE) is a relatively new application of TOE which began in the 1980-90’s, but but has...
Right Atrial Masses – The case of HD instability during Dialysis
Aidan Burrell, , Cases, Masses & Aorta, 1You have been called to a MET call to assess a 68 year old lady who is haemodynamically unstable...
Blunt Cardiac Injury (BCI) is a general term to describe all non penetrating injuries to the heart during trauma....
(from trauma.org) Pericardiocentesis is the process where a needle is passed percutaneously into the pericardial sac to drain accumulated...