About ScanCrit
A blog on anaesthesia, intensive care and emergency medicine. In-hospital and outside. Mostly focusing on the critically ill patient. Written by two Scandinavian senior anaesthetic registrars.
This is our way of keeping log of articles and interesting things we come across in our work and on the internet. Should any of you out there stumble across this blog and find it useful then all the better.
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WHERE’S WALDO?
Don’t know who to credit for this amazing image. It could be from that travelling ‘Human Body’ exhibition? Got it on facebook.
Posted in Cardiology, Miscellaneous
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THROMBOLYSIS FOR STROKE? THE IST-3 TRIAL
I am probably the last person on earth to read the IST-3 trial. In short, the authors’ conclusion of ´strong support for thrombolytics in stroke´ was pisspreik somewhat controversial and generated some discussion. Read this excellent post about the IST-3 trial and thrombolysis … Continue reading
Posted in Emergency Medicine, Miscellaneous, Neurology
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WHAT´S A HIGH LACTATE?
Lactate is a very important marker in critical care. It’s very useful as a measure in trauma patients, septic patients and other critical care patients, high values indicating inadequate oxygen delivery to tissue. This is also naturally occuring in healthy … Continue reading
Posted in Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care, Miscellaneous
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