Sudden Cardiac Death
Practice Essentials Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is an unexpected death due to cardiac causes that occurs in a short time period (generally...
CBRNE - Chemical Warfare Mass Casualty Management
Specific Procedures for a Chemical Weapon Response Introduction This article is for managers who prepare hospital operational plans, for...
Drug Treatment for COVID-19: A Quick Summary for PCPs
Information about COVID has evolved so quickly that it can be difficult for clinicians to feel confident that they are staying current....
Graves Disease
Practice Essentials Graves disease, named after Robert J. Graves, MD, [1] circa 1830s, is an autoimmune disease characterized by...
Sodium Nitrate toxicity
CLINICAL CASE A phone call is recieved from a high school in the ambulance coordination center, the caller tels the coordinator that one...
Ventilator Management
Introduction to Ventilator Management Intubation, with subsequent mechanical ventilation, is a common life-saving intervention in the...
Parasites - Scabies
Human scabies is caused by an infestation of the skin by the human itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis). The microscopic scabies...
PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL OCLUSIVE DISEASE
Sumary Claudication, which is defined as reproducible ischemic muscle pain, is one of the most common manifestations of peripheral...
Critical Care Considerations in Trauma
Overview Trauma has been dubbed the forgotten epidemic and the neglected disease of modern society. Trauma annually impacts hundreds of...
Acute Myocardial Infarction
Practice Essentials Myocardial infarction (MI) (ie, heart attack) is the irreversible death (necrosis) of heart muscle secondary to...
