Interpreting Diagnostic Tests
What are diagnostic tests? A diagnostic test can be defined as ‘any kind of medical test performed to aid in the diagnosis or detection...
Understanding the Oxygen Dissociation Curve
What is the oxygen dissociation curve? The oxygen dissociation curve is a graph that plots the proportion of haemoglobin in its...
Torsades de Pointes
Torsades de pointes is a specific form of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia that occurs in the presence of prolongation of the QT...
The Art of Breaking Bad News
Breaking bad news is something that every doctor will have to do many times during his or her career. It can be a tremendously difficult...
The Oxygenator Assessment – Part 2
In Part 1 of ‘The Oxygenator Assessment’ we learnt what the oxygentor is. In Part 2 we are going to look at the 6 big issues that need to...
The Basics of ECG Interpretation (Part 3 – Waves, Segments & Intervals)
Waves As the ECG trace is recorded there are a series of upwards and downwards deflections created that represent atrial and ventricular...
Upper Limb Nerve Lesions (Part 4 – The Ulnar Nerve)
In Part 3 of our ‘Upper Limb Nerve Lesions’ series we learnt about the median nerve and the most commonly occurring lesions associated...
Stress and Burnout
Stress is endemic at the moment – the NHS is widely known as being a very difficult environment to work in, and doctors seem to be either...
The Basics of ECG Interpretation (Part 2 – Rate, Rhythm and Axis)
The ECG Tracing In Part 1 of ‘The Basics of ECG Interpretation’ we learnt that the ECG is simple diagnostic test that records the...
Upper Limb Nerve Lesions (Part 3 – The Median Nerve)
In Part 2 of our ‘Upper Limb Nerve Lesions’ series we learnt about the radial nerve and the most commonly occurring lesions associated...
