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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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Category Archives: Ultrasound
SAM
Until recently I didn´t really know what SAM was. I do now. Boy am I happy. SAM stands for Systolic Anterior Motion of the Mitral valve and is a not too uncommon complication of hypertrophic cardiomyopathies (HCM), myocardial infarction and … Continue reading
Posted in Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Ultrasound
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ULTRASOUND FOR SPINALS AND EPIDURALS
This is a well known, but fairly novel use of ultrasound. Certainly not standard in any place I’ve worked. But ultrasound for epidurals and spinals seems to be in vogue. Here’s a meta-analysis on ultrasound for spinal and epidural access. … Continue reading
Posted in Anesthesia, Ultrasound
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ULTRASOUND BEST FOR PNEUMOTHORAX
We know ultrasound is great for detecting pneumothorax, there’s been lots of studies confirming this, and here’s the final meta-analysis from Chest – print it and use it to slap colleagues who still want x-rays over ultrasound scans.
Posted in Ultrasound
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CODE BROWN: PERICARDIOCENTESIS
This summer a patient was admitted to our mid-tier hospital semi-unconcious with severe hypotension and tachycardia. He had a massive history of heart disease and had been complaining of recurring chest pains for three days before suddenly collapsing at home.
Posted in Cardiology, Cases, Code Brown, Emergency Medicine, Ultrasound
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NYSORA
For anything related to regional anaesthesia or nerve blocks The New York School of Regional Anesthesia homepage is a good place to go. Excellent tutorials and videos on all relevant techniques. They post weekly (duh) Topics of the Week and … Continue reading
Posted in Anesthesia, Tech, Ultrasound
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LOST AND FOUND: FEBRUARY
A few medical bits and pieces from around the net. This time on chest drains and intercostal arteries, and on predicting futile resuscitation.
Posted in AHLR, CPR, Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care, Ultrasound
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