Ng R, Yeghiazarians Y. Post Myocardial Infarction Cardiogenic Shock: A Review of Current Therapies. J Intensive Care Med. 2011 Jul. 11. Ahead of Print [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY4WZdxwFf0&w=640&h=390] Found this via R&R in the fast lane. Here’s a few notes and thoughts: … Read More »
No not this electrical storm This one One of the picks in R&R in the fast lane a few weeks back. A few brief points: Electrical storm defined as: 3 or more sustained episodes of ventricular tachycardia (VT), ventricular fibrillation (VF), or … Read More »
While I’m known for saying that most of the useful things I’ve learnt in my career I learnt on the web, it is also true that there’s the odd nugget on the telly too. Back in the early series when House was … Read More »
Appropriate cardiac cath lab activation: optimizing electrocardiogram interpretation and clinical decision-making for acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Am Heart J. 2010 Dec;160(6):995-1003, 1003.e1-8. PMID 21146650 (free full text) This is a cracking paper that’s worth checking out, especially for the included appendix of ECG examples. … Read More »
Listening to the July issue of the abstracts there was talk of when to remove the catheter after urinary retention. Where I’ve practiced we’ve always left the catheter in after urinary retention and they (when they don’t get lost in … Read More »