A 69 yo man presented with acute on chronic shortness of breath. His examination, ABG and CXR are normal. His...
Our experiences of using ultrasound in critical care
A delightful 74 year old lady presents to your hospital stating she is having difficulty walking to her letter box. The...
ECMO – CPR (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation – Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) is a means of artificially supporting a patient’s circulation who...
You have been called to a MET call to assess a 68 year old lady who is haemodynamically unstable...
Intracardiac Masses or “U.E.O.” Not all masses seen in the cardiac chambers are going to be vegetations or thrombus....
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Sometimes, the worst thing you can do is hold your breath and hope for the best.
A 32 year old doctor playing recreational soccer got more than he bargained for…
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...