Right Bundle Branch Block
This ECG is from a 59-year-old man who was a patient in the Emergency Department with mild chest pain. He had a history of coronary...
Los lesionados medulares serán derivados a Vall d’Hebron
Un protocolo establece que ante un paciente con daño medular pero sin riesgo vital, el SEM ha de priorizar su traslado al hospital...
Instructors' Collection ECG of the WEEK: Complete AV Block With Junctional Escape Rhythm
This ECG is from a 78-year-old woman. We do not know any clinical details. We break from our usual habit of removing the ECG machine’s...
Upper Limb Nerve Lesions (Part 2 – The Radial Nerve)
In Part 1 of our ‘Upper Limb Nerve Lesions’ series we learnt about the brachial plexus and the two most commonly occurring lesions...
Upper Limb Nerve Lesions (Part 1 – The Brachial Plexus)
Upper limb nerve lesions are commonly tested in the basic sciences section of both undergraduate and postgraduate medical examinations...
The Oxygenator Assessment Part 1
I’m sure by now most of you are asking what on earth the oxygenator is. To be honest, I asked it too. I had to think of a way to get you...
Effect of Conservative vs Conventional Oxygen Therapy on Mortality Among Patients in an Intensive Ca
Key Points Question Among critically ill patients, is a conservative oxygenation strategy aimed to maintain arterial saturation within...
POR QUÉ SE RETRASA EL TRATAMIENTO ANTIBIÓTICO EN EL SHOCK SÉPTICO
REMI 2168. ¿Por qué se retrasa el tratamiento antibiótico en el shock séptico? ARTÍCULO ORIGINAL: Patient and Organizational Factors...
Tachycardia and Left Anterior Fascicular Block
This series of three ECGs is from a 60-year-old man who was brought to the Emergency Department after being involved in a motor vehicle...
Management of Septic Shock
Sepsis is defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction due to dysregulated host response to infection, and organ dysfunction is defined...
